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The Golem: What You Should Know About Science - Collins, Harry M., and Pinch, Trevor
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What is the golem? In Jewish mythology the Golem is an effigy or image brought to life. While not evil, it is a strong, clumsy and incomplete servant. Through a series of case studies, ranging from relativity and cold fusion to memory in worms and the sex lives of lizards, Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch debunk the traditional view that science is the straightforward result of competent theorization, observation and experimentation. Scientific certainty is the interpretation of ambiguous results. The very well received first ...

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The Golem: What You Should Know About Science 2012, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9781107604650

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The Golem: What You Should Know about Science 1999, Foundation Books, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9788185618234

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The Golem: What You Should Know about Science 1998, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780521645508

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