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A Random Walk in Science provides insight into the wit and intellect of the scientific mind through a blend of amusing and serious contributions written by and about scientists. The book records changing attitudes within science and mirrors the interactions of science with society. Some of the contributors include Lewis Carroll, Isaac Newton, Jonathan Swift, and James Clark Maxwell. This entertaining anthology covers Murphy's Law, the trial of Galileo, life on Earth, Gulliver's computer, and much more.
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- PublisherThe Institute of Physics
- Publication date1973
- ISBN 10 0844803626
- ISBN 13 9780844803623
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
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