The Force of Knowledge
- 作者
- 出版社 Cambridge University Press
- 出版时间 1977年6月
- ISBN 9780521099172
- 定价 435.70
内容简介
Inthis1976volume,ProfessorZimanpaintsabroadpictureofscience,andofitsrelationstotheworldingeneral.Hesetsthescenebythehistoricaldevelopmentofscientificresearchasaprofession,thegrowthofscientifictechnologiesoutoftheusefularts,thesourcesofinventionandtechnicalinnovation,andtheadventofBigScience.Hethendiscussestheeconomicsofresearchanddevelopment,theconnectionsbetweenscienceandwar,thenatureofsciencepolicyandthemoraldilemmasofsocialresponsibilityinscience.Eachtopicisintroducedbyreferencetoeasilyunderstandableparticularexamples,withalargenumberofillustrationschosentobringouttheconcretenessandrealityofscienceasahumanactivity.ProfessorZimangivesachapter-by-chapterlistofsuggestedtopicsfororalandwrittendiscussion,intendedtoprovokecritical,scepticalattitudestosimplifiedsolutionstorealissues,andcommentsbrieflyonrelevantbooksandothersources.
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