Thought X: Fictions and Hypotheticals

by Adam Marek, Ian Watson, Claire Dean, et al.

Book Overview

Science is always telling stories. Whether in the creation myths of evolution or the Big Bang, or in the eureka moments of science history, narrative--just as much as metaphor--is a key tool in the scientist's surprisingly literary toolkit. Perhaps the most interesting use of story is the thought experiment, the intuition pump, that draws on the most instinctive parts of the imagination to crack otherwise perplexing problems. From Newton's Bucket...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1905583605
• ISBN13: 9781905583607
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Comma Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.5"