The Discipline of Curiosity: Science in the World - Softcover

Groen, Janny; Smit, Eefke

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0444888616 ISBN 13: 9780444888617

Verlag: Elsevier Science Ltd, 1990

Inhaltsangabe

In the 20th century, more than ever before, the world is being shaped by science. Science has an intrinsic value in trying to find out how the world ticks, and it has an enormous and increasingly social value too. The scientific enterprise of today provides the information for the society of tomorrow. Scientists have become leading actors in world history. The discipline of curiosity, as science may be called, is not just a discipline of form, it is also a discipline of ends: political, moral, cultural and commercial ends. Science and technology have become features of daily life. In this book of interviews, fifteen opinion leaders (prominent figures from international politics, business, communication and science) give their vision on the changing role of science in society. They all agree that scientific information is essential, not just for the scientist. For with the recognition of its crucial importance comes the understanding that the scientific enterprise is, or should be, a concern to everybody. The scientist is a central figure and has to communicate with politicians, entrepreneurs and the public at large.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Elsevier Science Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1990
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0444888616
• ISBN 13: 9780444888617
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 162
• Herausgeber: Eijsvoogel Juurd
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: LSWR Group; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; Italien