Alberto Martinez

Science Secrets (eBook, ePUB)

The Truth about Darwin's Finches, Einstein's Wife, and Other Myths

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Was Darwin really inspired by Galapagos finches? Did Einstein's wife secretly contribute to his theories? Did Franklin fly a kite in a thunderstorm? Did a falling apple lead Newton to universal gravity? Did Galileo drop objects from the Leaning Tower of Pisa? Did Einstein really believe in God? Science Secrets answers these questions and many others. It is a unique study of how myths evolve in the history of science. The book includes new findings related to the Copernican revolution, alchemy, Pythagoras, young Einstein, and other events and figures in the history of science.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780822980179
• Artikelnr.: 41673144

Autorenporträt

Alberto A. Martinez is associate professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of Kinematics: The Lost Origins of Einstein's Relativity and Negative Math: How Mathematical Rules Can Be Positively Bent.