| Scientific Progress Contributor(s): Jeans, James (Author), Bragg, William (Author), Appleton, E. V. (Author) |
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ISBN: 113898146X ISBN-13: 9781138981461 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2016 |
| 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: 0.45" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.67 lbs) 216 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. |