Science a la Mode: Physical Fashions and Fictions

by Tony Rothman

Book Overview

These iconoclastic and witty essays are about what happens when scientists jump on band-wagons. Tony Rothman applies creative skepticism to contemporary fashions in science, including the "standard model" Big Bang theory, geodesic domes, the concept of nuclear winter, and sociological applications of the second law of thermodynamics. "Rothman proves himself an excellent communicator... I am grateful to him for he has enlarged my vision, increased...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691633843
• ISBN13: 9780691633848
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"