Nine Crazy Ideas in Science

A Few Might Even Be True

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Robert Ehrlich

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AIDS is not caused by HIV. Coal and oil are not fossil fuels. Distributing more guns reduces crime. These ideas make headlines, but most educated people scoff at them. Yet some of science's most important concepts - from gravity to evolution - have surfaced from the pool of crazy ideas. Here, a physicist with an affinity for odd ideas applied his open mind to nine controversial propositions on topical subjects. Some, it turns out, are considerably lower on the cuckoo scale than others. Anyone interested in unorthodox ideas should enjoy this book. And, as a fun way of learning how to think like a scientist, it also has educational value.

Author Biography:

Robert Ehrlich is Professor of Physics at George Mason University. His books include "Why Toast Lands Jelly-Side Down" and "Turning the World Inside Out and 174 Other Simple Physics Demonstrations" (both Princeton).

Release date NZ

September 23rd, 2002

Author

Robert Ehrlich

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

4 halftones, 43 line illus.

Pages

256

Dimensions

127x203x13

ISBN-13

9780691094953

Product ID

2466666

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