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Prematurity in scientific discovery [[electronic resource] ] : on resistance and neglect / / edited by Ernest B. Hook
| Prematurity in scientific discovery [[electronic resource] ] : on resistance and neglect / / edited by Ernest B. Hook |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (399 p.) |
| Disciplina | 509 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HookErnest B. <1936-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Discoveries in science
Science - Philosophy |
| Soggetto non controllato |
archibald garrod
bacteria darwin earth sciences elements evolution evolutionary biology expanding universe gene transfer gene transmission genetics gunther stent ida noddack joseph adams natural selection nuclear fission philosophy of science physics polanyi political science prematurity research science scientific change scientific discovery scientific leap scientific method scientific theory scientists scotoma scurvy social science surface adsorption transuranium actinide elements |
| ISBN |
0-520-92773-7
9786612356728 1-282-35672-0 1-59734-830-9 |
| Classificazione | TB 4000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- 1. A Background to Prematurity and Resistance to "Discovery" -- 2. Prematurity in Scientific Discovery -- 3. Prematurity, Nuclear Fission, and the Transuranium Actinide Elements -- 4. Resistance to Change and New Ideas in Physics: A Personal Perspective -- 5. The Timeliness of the Discoveries of the Three Modes of Gene Transfer in Bacteria -- 6. Scotoma: Forgetting and Neglect in Science -- 7. Prematurity and Delay in the Prevention of Scurvy -- 8. A Triptych to Serendip: Prematurity and Resistance to Discovery in the Earth Sciences -- 9. Theories of an Expanding Universe: Implications of Their Reception for the Concept of Scientific Prematurity -- 10. Interdisciplinary Dissonance and Prematurity: Ida Noddack's Suggestion of Nuclear Fission -- 11. Michael Polanyi's Theory of Surface Adsorption: How Premature? -- 12. Prematurity and the Dynamics of Scientific Change -- 13. Barbara McClintock's Controlling Elements: Premature Discovery or Stillborn Theory? -- 14. The Work of Joseph Adams and Archibald Garrod: Possible Examples of Prematurity in Human Genetics -- 15. The Prematurity of Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection -- 16. Prematurity, Evolutionary Biology, and the Historical Sciences -- 17. The Prematurity of "Prematurity" in Political Science -- 18. The Impact and Fate of Gunther Stent's Prematurity Thesis -- 19. Premature Discovery Is Failure of Intersection among Social Worlds -- 20. Fleck, Kuhn, and Stent: Loose Reflections on the Notion of Prematurity -- 21. The Concept of Prematurity and the Philosophy of Science -- 22. Prematurity and Promise: Why Was Stent's Notion of Prematurity Itself So Premature? -- 23. Reflections on Hull's Remarks -- 24. Comments -- 25. Extensions and Complexities: In Defense of Prematurity in Scientific Discovery |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780079603321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Prematurity in scientific discovery [[electronic resource] ] : on resistance and neglect / / edited by Ernest B. Hook
| Prematurity in scientific discovery [[electronic resource] ] : on resistance and neglect / / edited by Ernest B. Hook |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (399 p.) |
| Disciplina | 509 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HookErnest B. <1936-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Discoveries in science
Science - Philosophy |
| Soggetto non controllato |
archibald garrod
bacteria darwin earth sciences elements evolution evolutionary biology expanding universe gene transfer gene transmission genetics gunther stent ida noddack joseph adams natural selection nuclear fission philosophy of science physics polanyi political science prematurity research science scientific change scientific discovery scientific leap scientific method scientific theory scientists scotoma scurvy social science surface adsorption transuranium actinide elements |
| ISBN |
0-520-92773-7
9786612356728 1-282-35672-0 1-59734-830-9 |
| Classificazione | TB 4000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- 1. A Background to Prematurity and Resistance to "Discovery" -- 2. Prematurity in Scientific Discovery -- 3. Prematurity, Nuclear Fission, and the Transuranium Actinide Elements -- 4. Resistance to Change and New Ideas in Physics: A Personal Perspective -- 5. The Timeliness of the Discoveries of the Three Modes of Gene Transfer in Bacteria -- 6. Scotoma: Forgetting and Neglect in Science -- 7. Prematurity and Delay in the Prevention of Scurvy -- 8. A Triptych to Serendip: Prematurity and Resistance to Discovery in the Earth Sciences -- 9. Theories of an Expanding Universe: Implications of Their Reception for the Concept of Scientific Prematurity -- 10. Interdisciplinary Dissonance and Prematurity: Ida Noddack's Suggestion of Nuclear Fission -- 11. Michael Polanyi's Theory of Surface Adsorption: How Premature? -- 12. Prematurity and the Dynamics of Scientific Change -- 13. Barbara McClintock's Controlling Elements: Premature Discovery or Stillborn Theory? -- 14. The Work of Joseph Adams and Archibald Garrod: Possible Examples of Prematurity in Human Genetics -- 15. The Prematurity of Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection -- 16. Prematurity, Evolutionary Biology, and the Historical Sciences -- 17. The Prematurity of "Prematurity" in Political Science -- 18. The Impact and Fate of Gunther Stent's Prematurity Thesis -- 19. Premature Discovery Is Failure of Intersection among Social Worlds -- 20. Fleck, Kuhn, and Stent: Loose Reflections on the Notion of Prematurity -- 21. The Concept of Prematurity and the Philosophy of Science -- 22. Prematurity and Promise: Why Was Stent's Notion of Prematurity Itself So Premature? -- 23. Reflections on Hull's Remarks -- 24. Comments -- 25. Extensions and Complexities: In Defense of Prematurity in Scientific Discovery |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826042703321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Renaissance Futurities : Science, Art, Invention / / Charlene Villaseñor Black, Mari-Tere Álvarez
| Renaissance Futurities : Science, Art, Invention / / Charlene Villaseñor Black, Mari-Tere Álvarez |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2019] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 238 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s) |
| Disciplina | 701.0509409031 |
| Soggetto topico | ART / History / Renaissance |
| Soggetto non controllato |
artist
artistic rebirth avant garde artistic expression delminio european imperialism francisco hernandez de toledo futurity giulio camillo global early modern world humanities intersections inventor leonardo da vinci medical humanities miguel de cervantes naturalist new science philosopher physician polymaths queer studies renaissance scientific discovery |
| ISBN | 0-520-29698-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. The Future is Now: Reflections on Art, Science, Futurity -- 1. Moon Shot: From Renaissance Imagination to Modern Reality -- 2. Machines in the Garden -- 3. Inventing Interfaces: Camillo's Memory Theater and the Renaissance of Human-Computer Interaction -- 4. Futurities, Empire, and Censorship: Cervantes in Conversation with Ovid and Orwell -- 5. Anticipating the Future: Leonardo's Unpublished Anatomical and Mathematical Observations -- 6. Medicine as a Hunt: Searching for the Secrets of the New World -- 7. The Half-Life of Blue -- 8. 'Ingenuity' and Artists' Ways of Knowing -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910367592103321 |
| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2019] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Renaissance Futurities : Science, Art, Invention / / Charlene Villaseñor Black, Mari-Tere Álvarez
| Renaissance Futurities : Science, Art, Invention / / Charlene Villaseñor Black, Mari-Tere Álvarez |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2019] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 238 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s) |
| Disciplina | 701.0509409031 |
| Soggetto topico | ART / History / Renaissance |
| Soggetto non controllato |
artist
artistic rebirth avant garde artistic expression delminio european imperialism francisco hernandez de toledo futurity giulio camillo global early modern world humanities intersections inventor leonardo da vinci medical humanities miguel de cervantes naturalist new science philosopher physician polymaths queer studies renaissance scientific discovery |
| ISBN | 0-520-29698-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. The Future is Now: Reflections on Art, Science, Futurity -- 1. Moon Shot: From Renaissance Imagination to Modern Reality -- 2. Machines in the Garden -- 3. Inventing Interfaces: Camillo's Memory Theater and the Renaissance of Human-Computer Interaction -- 4. Futurities, Empire, and Censorship: Cervantes in Conversation with Ovid and Orwell -- 5. Anticipating the Future: Leonardo's Unpublished Anatomical and Mathematical Observations -- 6. Medicine as a Hunt: Searching for the Secrets of the New World -- 7. The Half-Life of Blue -- 8. 'Ingenuity' and Artists' Ways of Knowing -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996328036803316 |
| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2019] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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