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Title: |
Ratchet of Science |
| Sub-title: |
Curiosity Killed the Cat |
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| By (author): |
Roy Calne |
| ISBN10-13: |
163117861X : 9781631178610 |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Size: |
230x155mm |
| Pages: |
103 |
| Weight: |
.270 Kg. |
| Published: |
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US) - June 2014 |
| List Price: |
52.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
Temporarily Out of Stock, more expected soon
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| Subjects: |
History of science |
| Science, like the universe, is expanding and accelerating. This book outlines the many gifts that science has bestowed upon our quality of life ranging from health, travel, and communication, but it also raises concerns about the sometimes awful consequences of science. These may be accidental and unanticipated, or deliberate, as with the development of new weapons that carry dreadful potential. After the Second World War, a chasm separated the regimes of the East and West, and the possibility that the world was heading towards a catastrophic atomic conflict was a serious worry. Science has a responsibility for its consequences, even if these are not anticipated. In view of the history of science and our current relationship with scientific advances, it would be prudent to attempt a continuing peaceful dialogue to avoid future confrontation. For the writing of this book, the author made many in-depth studies of correspondence between scientists and philosophers, including, most notably, Albert Einstein and Bertrand Russell, at Churchill College Archives in Cambridge. |
| Table of Contents: |
| Foreword; Introduction; Pugwash & Bombmaking; Historical Background; Human Nature; Brave New World -- 1984 Huxley & Orwell -- Surveillance & Control of Individuals by the State; Medical Science; Disregard of the Sanctity & Value of Life; The Sky is the Limit: Rockets & Cosmology; The Next Phase; Coda; Glossary; Index. |
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