Collins, Harry and Trevor Pinch

The Golem: What You Should Know About Science

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. 2nd Edition. Soft cover. 8vo. Near Fine. Item #003651

Second edition, 13th printing. Soft cover. xix, 192 p.p. Collins and Pinch liken science to the Golem, a creature from Jewish mythology, powerful yet potentially dangerous: a gentle, helpful creature that may yet run amok at any moment. Through a series of intriguing case studies, the authors debunk the traditional view that science is the straightforward result of competent theorisation, observation and experimentation.

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