Rise of Science
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Rise of Science
From Prehistory to the Far Future
Shaver, Peter
Springer International Publishing AG
07/2018
279
Mole
Inglês
9783319918112
15 a 20 dias
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1. Introduction 7
Beyond our wildest dreams - what is science? - why do we do science? - pure and applied science - how do we know? - assumptions and conditions - the scope of science
2. A Brief History 27
Out of the mists of time - the early civilizations - the 'Greek Miracle' - in transit - Islamic science - medieval science - the Scientific Revolution - the very large - the very small - light - life itself - our evolving perspectives
3. Roads to Knowledge 117
Curiosity - imagination - determination - solitude and teamwork - connections - cross-pollination - timing - technology - collecting - discovery - experiments and observations - hypotheses and theories - falsification and verification - bandwagons and paradigms - serendipity -mistakes - false positives - disagreements - proposals - publish or perish - opportunity - the essence of it all
4. Science Today 169
Exponential growth - curiosity-driven vs. goal-oriented research - big and small science - the support of science - international collaborations - a scientific career - science in everything - science and society - the power and perils of science - the global impact - science and the philosophy of science - science and religion - science in the information age - the massively interdependent world
5. Into the Future 249
Will the current pace of science continue? - will we ever go backwards (again)? - what remains to be discovered? - can science ever be complete? - the long view
Epilogue 277
Further Reading 279
Acknowledgements 293
Name Index 295
Subject Index 301
Beyond our wildest dreams - what is science? - why do we do science? - pure and applied science - how do we know? - assumptions and conditions - the scope of science
2. A Brief History 27
Out of the mists of time - the early civilizations - the 'Greek Miracle' - in transit - Islamic science - medieval science - the Scientific Revolution - the very large - the very small - light - life itself - our evolving perspectives
3. Roads to Knowledge 117
Curiosity - imagination - determination - solitude and teamwork - connections - cross-pollination - timing - technology - collecting - discovery - experiments and observations - hypotheses and theories - falsification and verification - bandwagons and paradigms - serendipity -mistakes - false positives - disagreements - proposals - publish or perish - opportunity - the essence of it all
4. Science Today 169
Exponential growth - curiosity-driven vs. goal-oriented research - big and small science - the support of science - international collaborations - a scientific career - science in everything - science and society - the power and perils of science - the global impact - science and the philosophy of science - science and religion - science in the information age - the massively interdependent world
5. Into the Future 249
Will the current pace of science continue? - will we ever go backwards (again)? - what remains to be discovered? - can science ever be complete? - the long view
Epilogue 277
Further Reading 279
Acknowledgements 293
Name Index 295
Subject Index 301
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History of science;Nature of science;Philosophy of science;Exponential growth of science;Science and society;Future of science
1. Introduction 7
Beyond our wildest dreams - what is science? - why do we do science? - pure and applied science - how do we know? - assumptions and conditions - the scope of science
2. A Brief History 27
Out of the mists of time - the early civilizations - the 'Greek Miracle' - in transit - Islamic science - medieval science - the Scientific Revolution - the very large - the very small - light - life itself - our evolving perspectives
3. Roads to Knowledge 117
Curiosity - imagination - determination - solitude and teamwork - connections - cross-pollination - timing - technology - collecting - discovery - experiments and observations - hypotheses and theories - falsification and verification - bandwagons and paradigms - serendipity -mistakes - false positives - disagreements - proposals - publish or perish - opportunity - the essence of it all
4. Science Today 169
Exponential growth - curiosity-driven vs. goal-oriented research - big and small science - the support of science - international collaborations - a scientific career - science in everything - science and society - the power and perils of science - the global impact - science and the philosophy of science - science and religion - science in the information age - the massively interdependent world
5. Into the Future 249
Will the current pace of science continue? - will we ever go backwards (again)? - what remains to be discovered? - can science ever be complete? - the long view
Epilogue 277
Further Reading 279
Acknowledgements 293
Name Index 295
Subject Index 301
Beyond our wildest dreams - what is science? - why do we do science? - pure and applied science - how do we know? - assumptions and conditions - the scope of science
2. A Brief History 27
Out of the mists of time - the early civilizations - the 'Greek Miracle' - in transit - Islamic science - medieval science - the Scientific Revolution - the very large - the very small - light - life itself - our evolving perspectives
3. Roads to Knowledge 117
Curiosity - imagination - determination - solitude and teamwork - connections - cross-pollination - timing - technology - collecting - discovery - experiments and observations - hypotheses and theories - falsification and verification - bandwagons and paradigms - serendipity -mistakes - false positives - disagreements - proposals - publish or perish - opportunity - the essence of it all
4. Science Today 169
Exponential growth - curiosity-driven vs. goal-oriented research - big and small science - the support of science - international collaborations - a scientific career - science in everything - science and society - the power and perils of science - the global impact - science and the philosophy of science - science and religion - science in the information age - the massively interdependent world
5. Into the Future 249
Will the current pace of science continue? - will we ever go backwards (again)? - what remains to be discovered? - can science ever be complete? - the long view
Epilogue 277
Further Reading 279
Acknowledgements 293
Name Index 295
Subject Index 301
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