From Certainty to Uncertainty: The Story of Science and Ideas in the Twentieth Century

by F. David Peat

Book Overview

Early theorists believed that in science lay the promise of certainty. Built on a foundation of fact and constructed with objective and trustworthy tools, science produced knowledge. But science has also shown us that this knowledge will always be fundamentally incomplete and that a true understanding of the world is ultimately beyond our grasp.

In this thoughtful and compelling book, physicist F. David Peat examines the basic philosophic difference...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309076412
• ISBN13: 9780309076418
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Joseph Henry Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"