The central subject matter of this book is Einstein's special theory of relativiry. While it is a book that is written primarily for a lay audience this does not necessarily mean an audience not versed in the ways of doing science. Rather, this book is written for anyone wishing to consider the nature of the scientific enterprise: where ideas come from, how they become established and accepted, what the relationships are among theories, predictions, and measurements, or the relationship between ideas in a scientific theory and the values held to be important within the larger culture. Some readers will find it strange that I raise any of these issues. It is a common view in our culture that the status of knowledge within science is totally different from the status of knowledge in other areas of human endeavor. The word "science" stems from the Latin word meaning "to know" and indeed, knowledge which scientists acquire in their work is commonly held to be certain, unyielding, and absolute. Consider how we use the adjective "scientific. " There are investors and there are scientific investors. There are socialists and there are scientific socialists. There are exterminators and there are scientific exterminators. We all know how the modifier "scientific" inttudes in our daily life. It is the purpose of this book to challenge the belief that scientific knowledge is different from other kinds of knowledge.

Understanding Relativity - Origin and Impact of a Scientific Revolution

Science & Math

Goldberg, Stanley

Physics

Birkhauser

<p>Through careful, deliberate thought this book provides the nonmathematician with a foundation for understanding the underlying statistical reasoning process in clinical research. This volume recognizes the inevitable tension between the mathematics of hypothesis testing and the ethical requirements in medical research and concentrates on the resolution of these issues in P value interpretation. By presenting the material in a conversational format and consciously de-emphasizing computational devices and focusing instead on the features of experimental design that either clarify or blur P value interpretation statistical reasoning becomes extremely accessible to the uninitiated.</p>

An Introduction to Queueing Theory: Modeling and Analysis in Applications (Statistics for Industry and Technology)

Bhat, U. Narayan

Biological Sciences

Are Computers Alive?

Politics & Social Sciences

Simons, Geoff

Social Sciences

Leichtbeton

Krauß

Tramway-Lokomotiven

HEFTI

Light from the Darkness (English and German Edition)

Arts & Photography

Birkhäuser, Peter

History & Criticism

Galaxien

TIMOTHY FERRIS

This book owes its concept to the transparency of the work process of Louis I. Kahn whose ideas are preserved in the wealth of sketches and drawings.

Louis I. Kahn: Complete Work, 1935-1974

Jhaveri, Sharad

Ronner, Heinz

Architecture

Kantons Bern Iii

HOFER

Collected Math Papervol. 4

Ostrowski

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