Galileo in Pittsburgh

by Clark N. Glymour

Book Overview

What did the trial of Galileo share with the trial for fraud of the foremost investigator of the effects of lead exposure on children's intelligence? In the title essay of this rollicking collection on science and education, Clark Glymour argues that fundamentally both were disputes over what methods are legitimate and authoritative. From testing the expertise of NASA scientists to discovering where software goes to die to turning educational research...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674051033
• ISBN13: 9780674051034
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.6" x 8.6"