Investigative Pathways: Patterns and Stages in the Careers of Experimental Scientists

by Frederic Lawrence Holmes and Frederic L. Holmes

This fascinating book is an investigation of scientific creativity. Following the research pathways of outstanding scientists over the past three centuries, it finds common features in their careers and their landmark discoveries and sheds light on the nature of long-term experimental research.
Frederic Lawrence Holmes begins by discussing various approaches to the historical study of scientific practice. He then explains three kinds of analysis...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300100752
• ISBN13: 9780300100754
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 225 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"