Mission to Abisko Stories and Myths in the Creation of Scientific Truth

Name: Mission to Abisko Stories and Myths in the Creation of Scientific Truth
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ISBN: 9780738201672

ISBN-10: 0738201677

ISBN-13: 9780738201672

Edition: 1999

Authors: John L. Casti, Anders Karlqvist

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We all know well that the science the general public learns is based upon what scientists and journalists tell us in TV, books, papers and magazines. 12 top scientists who gathered in Abisko examine the phenomenon of science as storytelling in this book.

Book details

List price: $13.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Perseus Books Group
Publication date: 10/7/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Preface




The Analogy of Nature




Proving the Dream




Beyond This Horizon: Envisioning the Next Century, or Stories of our (Preventable?) Future(s)




The Cambridge Quintet: The Chronicle of an Experiment in 'Scientific Fiction'




Becoming Maureen--A Story of Development




Algorithmic and Ascetic Storytelling: Alternative Approaches to Imagination and Reality




Einstein at the Amusement Park: The Public Story of Relativity in Swedish Culture




Telling Science