Adding a dimension;: Seventeen essays on the history of science

The Foundation of Science, Not the Periphery, Is Where the Fascination Lies

A number of years ago, when I was a freshly-appointed instructor, I met, for the first time, a certain eminent historian of science. At the time I could only regard him with tolerant condescension. I was sorry of the man who, it seemed to me, was forced to hover about the edges of science. He was compelled to shiver…

Sep 12, 2011 1

• giants
• science
• standing on the shoulders of giants