| Description |
xi, 308 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 296-301) and index. |
| Contents |
The pasteurization of spontaneous generation -- "The battle over the electron" -- The eclipse of Isaac Newton : Arthur Eddirtgton's "proof" of general relativity -- Very unscientific management -- The Hawthorne studies : finding what you are looking for -- Myth in the time of cholera -- "The Priest who held the key" : Gregor Mendel and the ratios of fact and fiction -- Was Joseph Lister Mr Clean? -- The Origin of Species by means of use-inheritance -- "A is for ape, B is for Bible" : science, religion, and melodrama -- Painting yourself into a comer : Charles Best and the discovery of insulin -- Alexander Fleming's dirty dishes -- "A decoy of Satan." |
| Subject |
Science -- History.
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Discoveries in science.
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| ISBN |
0198607199 (acid-free paper) |
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