Newton's Darkness: Two Dramatic Views

by David Pinner and Carl Djerassi

Book Overview

"What purpose is served by showing that England's greatest natural philosopher is flawed ... like other mortals?" asks one of the characters in Newton's Darkness. "We need unsullied heroes " But what if the hero is sullied? At stake is an issue that is as germane today as it was 300 years ago: a scientist's ethics must not be divorced from scientific accomplishments. There is probably no other scientist of whom so many biographies and other historical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 186094390X
• ISBN13: 9781860943904
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Imperial College Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 8.7"