{"product_id":"newtons-apple-and-other-myths-about-science-9780674241565","title":"Newton's Apple and Other Myths about Science","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e \"Favourite Reads--as Chosen by Scientists\" Selection\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Tackles some of science's most enduring misconceptions.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eDiscover\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA falling apple inspired Isaac Newton's insight into the law of gravity--or did it really? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong the many myths debunked in this refreshingly irreverent book are the idea that alchemy was a superstitious pursuit, that Darwin put off publishing his theory of evolution for fear of public reprisal, and that Gregor Mendel was ahead of his time as a pioneer of genetics. More recent myths about particle physics and Einstein's theory of relativity are discredited too, and a number of dubious generalizations, like the notion that science and religion are antithetical, or that science can neatly be distinguished from pseudoscience, go under the microscope of history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewton's Apple and Other Myths about Science\u003c\/i\u003e brushes away popular fictions and refutes the widespread belief that science advances when individual geniuses experience \"Eureka!\" moments and suddenly grasp what those around them could never imagine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Delightful...thought-provoking...Every reader should find something to surprise them.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Jim Endersby, \u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Better than just countering the myths, the book explains when they arose and why they stuck.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNumbers, Ronald L.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Ronald L. Numbers is Hilldale Professor Emeritus of the History of Science and Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKampourakis, Kostas:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Kostas Kampourakis is Scientific Collaborator, Section of Biology and University Teacher Training Institute, University of Geneva.","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872741527826,"sku":"9780674241565","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_82483729-0eff-4b8f-ad31-0374b2abc3b9.jpg?v=1737907907","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/newtons-apple-and-other-myths-about-science-9780674241565","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}