Engineer and the Scandal e-bog
875,33 DKK
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Offers an eye-opening and revealing look into an interpersonal/scientific conflict involving the 'Father of Modern Soil Mechanics' Karl von Terzaghi.Exemplifies the 'human side' of science in which, sometimes, the prominence of a theorist and the inertia of the 'accepted wisdom' can inhibit progress and rational discussion of the facts.More than 100 illustrations combine with historical details...
E-bog
875,33 DKK
Forlag
Springer
Udgivet
8 december 2005
Genrer
Interdisciplinary studies
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9783540273035
Offers an eye-opening and revealing look into an interpersonal/scientific conflict involving the 'Father of Modern Soil Mechanics' Karl von Terzaghi.Exemplifies the 'human side' of science in which, sometimes, the prominence of a theorist and the inertia of the 'accepted wisdom' can inhibit progress and rational discussion of the facts.More than 100 illustrations combine with historical details in the text to evoke a vivid picture of the lost era of pre-WWII Vienna.