Science Secrets: The Truth about Darwin's Finches, Einstein's Wife, and Other Myths Martinez Alberto A.
Science Secrets: The Truth about Darwin's Finches, Einstein's Wife, and Other Myths Martinez Alberto A. Was Darwin really inspired by Galapagos finches? Did Franklin fly a kite in a thunderstorm? Did…
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Science Secrets: The Truth about Darwin's Finches, Einstein's Wife, and Other Myths Martinez Alberto A.
Was Darwin really inspired by Galapagos finches? Did Franklin fly a kite in a thunderstorm? Did Einstein's wife secretly contribute to his theories?
Did Galileo drop objects from the Leaning Tower of Pisa? Did a falling apple lead Newton to universal gravity? Did Einstein really believe in God?Science Secrets answers these questions and many others.
It is a unique study of how myths evolve in the history of science. Some tales are partly true, others are mostly false, yet all illuminate the tension between the need to fairly describe the past and the natural desire to fill in the blanks.Energetically narrated, Science Secrets pits famous myths against extensive research from primary sources in order to accurately portray important episodes in the sciences. Alberto A.
Martinez analyzes how such myths grow and rescues neglected facts that are more captivating than famous