| Scientific Progress Contributor(s): Jeans, James (Author), Bragg, William (Author), Appleton, E. V. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138013595 ISBN-13: 9781138013599 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Modern - 20th Century - Science | History - Science | Physics - Mathematical & Computational |
| Dewey: 500 |
| Series: Routledge Library Editions: 20th Century Science |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.95 lbs) 212 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1936, this volume contains six of the Halley Stewart Lectures - originally founded For Research towards the Christian Ideal in All Social Life - by some of the greatest of English scientists of the mid-20th century, each a leading authority in his respective field: cosmology, physics, meteorology, medicine and genetics. The final lecture considers the relationship between scientific knowledge and human ideals, commenting on the paradox that a century which produced such scientific advance also witnessed the most concentrated period of social, economic and political turmoil in world history. |