Thought X EPUB
by Ian Watson, Adam Marek, Annie Clarkson, Zoe Gilbert, Sarah Schofield, Claire Dean, Margaret Wilkinson, Annie Kirby, Andy Hedgecock, Adam Roberts, Sandra Alland, Anneliese Mackintosh, Marie Louise Cookson, Robin Ince
Edited by Ra Page, Rob Appleby
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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, to Maxwell's Demon, from Einstein's Lift to Schrodinger's Cat all are examples of 'fiction' being used at the highest level, not just to explain, but to deduce, to prove.
In this unique anthology, authors have collaborated with leading scientists, to bounce literary, human narratives against purely theoretical ones, alloying together real stories with abstract ones, to produce truly extraordinary results.
Featuring leading scientists acting as consultants on the stories, and writing scientific afterwords, bringing the theory featured in the stories to life, including Prof.
Sarah Bridle (Jodrell Bank), Prof. Jonathan Wolff and Prof. Frank Jackson (the inventor of the 'Mary's Room' thought experiment).
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- Pages:272 pages
- Publisher:Comma Press
- Publication Date:20/04/2017
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- ISBN:9781910974575
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- Format:EPUB
- Pages:272 pages
- Publisher:Comma Press
- Publication Date:20/04/2017
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- ISBN:9781910974575