Buy this book on-line Horgan, John : THE END OF SCIENCE: FACING THE LIMITS OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE TWILIGHT OF THE S CIENTIFIC AGEBasic Books, 1996 ISBN 9780201626797
A crisp first edition/printing, protected in a new brodart wrapper: John Horgan makes the powerful case that the best and most exciting scientific discoveries are behind us. He states that many scientists today, particularly those he interviewed for the book, are "gripped by a profound unease," due partially to dwindling financial resources and vicious competition, but increasingly due to the sense that "the great era of scientific discovery is over." In other words, he argues, the big problems that can be solved have been, and the big ones that haven't been solved can't be. Among the celebrated thinkers quoted in this ambitious book are Stephen Jay Gould, Roger Penrose, and John Archibald Wheeler. A concise history of the last 20 years of scientific study introduces his thesis and covers such topics as superstring theory, mathematical topology, and how to distinguish chaos from complexity., Very Good+/ Fine Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Horgan, John : THE END OF SCIENCE: FACING THE LIMITS OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE TWILIGHT OF THE S CIENTIFIC AGE. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including antiquarian books, used books, out of print books, out-of-print books and fine bindings. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |