The Golem: What You Should Know About Science (Canto Classics) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Golem: What You Should Know About Science (Canto Classics) Book

Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch liken science to the Golem, a creature from Jewish mythology, powerful yet potentially dangerous, a gentle, helpful creature that may yet run amok at any moment. Through a series of intriguing case studies the authors debunk the traditional view that science is the straightforward result of competent theorisation, observation and experimentation. The very well-received first edition generated much debate, reflected in a substantial new Afterword in this second edition, which seeks to place the book in what have become known as 'the science wars'.Read More

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  • Blackwell

    Second edition of a very well received title which demystifies science and is highly readable on complex subjects. Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch liken science to the Golem, a creature from Jewish mythology, powerful yet potentially dangerous...

  • Pickabook

    Harry M. Collins, Trevor Pinch

  • 1107604656
  • 9781107604650
  • Harry M. Collins, Trevor Pinch
  • 29 March 2012
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 204
  • 2
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