Great Feuds in Science
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Great Feuds in Science

Ten of the Liveliest Disputes Ever

Hal Hellman

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Great Feuds in Science

Ten of the Liveliest Disputes Ever

Hal Hellman

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The dramatic stories of ten historic feuds: How they altered the course of discovery-and shaped the modern world
Hall Hellman tells the lively stories of ten of the most outrageous and intriguing disputes from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries. Bringing the cataclysmic clash of ideas and personalities to colorful life, Hellman explores both the science and the spirit of the times. Along the way, he reveals that scientific feuds are fueled not only by the purest of intellectual disagreements, but also by intransigence, ambition, jealousy, politics, faith, and the irresistible human urge to be right.
Unusual insight into the development of science... I was excited by this book and enthusiastically recommend it to general as well as scientific audiences. -American Scientist
Hellman has assembled a series of entertaining tales.... many fine examples of heady invective without parallel in our time. -Nature
An entertaining and informative account of the unusual personalities and sometimes bitter rivalries of some of the world's greatest scientific minds. -Publishers Weekly
A fascinating new book which details some of the most famous disputes of the ages.-Courier Mail
Dry science history turns into entertaining reading without sacrificing historical accuracy. -The Christchurch Press
Great Feuds in Science is wonderful history, as the reader learns how scientists had to fight with religious leaders and other scientists to get their work recognized, accepted, and even get the credit for it! -Bookviews

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Publisher
Trade Paper Press
Year
2008
ISBN
9780470311769
Edition
1
Topic
Sciences biologiques
Subtopic
Science générale

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1: Urban VIII Versus Galileo · An Unequal Contest
  8. Chapter 2: Wallis versus Hobbes · Squaring the Circle
  9. Chapter 3: Newton versus Leibniz · A Clash of Titans
  10. Chapter 4: Voltaire versus Needham · The Generation Controversy
  11. Chapter 5: Darwin’s Bulldog versus Soapy Sam · Evolution Wars
  12. Chapter 6: Lord Kelvin versus Geologists and Biologists · The Age of the Earth
  13. Chapter 7: Cope versus Marsh · The Fossil Feud
  14. Chapter 8: Wegener versus Everybody · Continental Drift
  15. Chapter 9: Johanson versus the Leakeys · The Missing Link
  16. Chapter 10: Derek Freeman versus Margaret Mead · Nature versus Nurture
  17. Epilogue
  18. Notes
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index
Citation styles for Great Feuds in Science

APA 6 Citation

Hellman, H. (2008). Great Feuds in Science (1st ed.). Trade Paper Press. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/3770276 (Original work published 2008)

Chicago Citation

Hellman, Hal. (2008) 2008. Great Feuds in Science. 1st ed. Trade Paper Press. https://www.perlego.com/book/3770276.

Harvard Citation

Hellman, H. (2008) Great Feuds in Science. 1st edn. Trade Paper Press. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/3770276 (Accessed: 25 June 2024).

MLA 7 Citation

Hellman, Hal. Great Feuds in Science. 1st ed. Trade Paper Press, 2008. Web. 25 June 2024.