ten of the liveliest disputes ever Hellman, Hal 1927- creator text bibliography nyu New York Wiley c1998 1998 monographic eng

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xv, 240 p. ; 25 cm An accomplished science writer narrates the dramatic stories of science's ten greatest controversies, sometimes lasting centuries and the discoveries they inspired, and shows how such clashes of ideas and personalities propel science forward Urban VIII versus Galileo: an unequal contest -- Wallis versus Hobbes: squaring the circle -- Newton versus Leibniz: a clash of titans -- Voltaire versus Needham: the generation controversy -- Darwin's bulldog versus Soapy Sam: evolution wars -- Lord Kelvin versus geologists and biologists: the age of the Earth -- Cope versus Marsh: the fossil feud -- Wegener versus everybody: continental drift -- Johanson versus the Leakeys: the missing link -- Derek Freeman versus Margaret Mead: nature versus nurture Hal Hellman Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-228) and index Also available as an electronic book via the World Wide Web to institutions affiliated with NetLibrary, Inc Science History Scientists Social aspects History Vendetta Case studies 509 0471169803 (cloth : alk. paper) 0471350664 9780471169802 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780471350668 97039824 970825 20181127185801.0 8386