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A Sense of the Mysterious: Science and the Human Spirit
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Vintage Books
Publication date
January 3, 2006
Pages
209
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781400078196
ISBN-10
1400078199
Dimensions
0.50 by 5.25 by 8 in.
Weight
0.50 lbs.
Original list price
$15.00
Other format details
sci/tech
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The author of Einstein's Dreams presents a deeply personal and insightful collection of essays exploring the human dimensions of science, furnishing vivid portraits of seminal scientists Richard Feynman, Albert Einstein, Edward Teller, and Vera Rubin, as well as reflections on science and art, imagination and metaphor in science, and the social and spiritual implications of technology. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.
Editions
Hardcover
from Pantheon Books (January 18, 2005)
9780375423208 | details & prices | 211 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.66 lbs | List price $23.00
About: Presents a collection of essays exploring the human dimensions of science, furnishing portraits of seminal scientists Richard Feynman, Albert Einstein, Edward Teller, and Vera Rubin, as well as reflections on science and art, imagination and metaphor in science, and the social and spiritual implications of technology.
About: Presents a collection of essays exploring the human dimensions of science, furnishing portraits of seminal scientists Richard Feynman, Albert Einstein, Edward Teller, and Vera Rubin, as well as reflections on science and art, imagination and metaphor in science, and the social and spiritual implications of technology.
Paperback
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Reprint edition from Vintage Books (January 3, 2006)
9781400078196 | details & prices | 209 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $15.00
About: The author of Einstein's Dreams presents a deeply personal and insightful collection of essays exploring the human dimensions of science, furnishing vivid portraits of seminal scientists Richard Feynman, Albert Einstein, Edward Teller, and Vera Rubin, as well as reflections on science and art, imagination and metaphor in science, and the social and spiritual implications of technology.
About: The author of Einstein's Dreams presents a deeply personal and insightful collection of essays exploring the human dimensions of science, furnishing vivid portraits of seminal scientists Richard Feynman, Albert Einstein, Edward Teller, and Vera Rubin, as well as reflections on science and art, imagination and metaphor in science, and the social and spiritual implications of technology.
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