{"product_id":"the-golem-second-edition-what-you-should-know-about-science-canto-classics-9781107604650","title":"The Golem Second Edition What You Should Know","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'… it succeeds extraordinarily well in this task of portraying and assessing the real fabric of scientific research, based on the insights of modern scholarship.' Bernard Dixon, former Editor, New Scientist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: the Golem; 1. Edible knowledge: the chemical transfer of memory; 2. Two experiments that 'proved' the theory of relativity; 3. The sun in a test tube: the story of cold fusion; 4. The germs of dissent: Louis Pasteur and the origins of life; 5. A new window on the universe: the non-detection of gravitational radiation; 6. The sex life of the whiptail lizard; 7. Set the controls for the heart of the sun: the strange story of the missing solar neutrinos; Conclusion: putting the Golem to work; Afterword; References and further reading; Index.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083824505175,"sku":"9781107604650","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781107604650.jpg?v=1725550133","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-golem-second-edition-what-you-should-know-about-science-canto-classics-9781107604650","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}