And the Science Deniers
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Köp båda 2 för 624 kr"One would have hoped that the Galileo story could be treated just as the fascinating history this book makes clear it is-but we really need this story now, because we're living through the next chapter of science denial, with stakes that couldn't be higher." -- Bill McKibben, author of Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out? "Every so often a reason arises to retell the life of Galileo. This year, as Mario Livio so forcefully demonstrates in Galileo and the Science Deniers, the 400-year Galileo Affair casts an urgent new light on the current climate crisis." -- Dava Sobel, author of Longitude, Galileo's Daughter, and The Glass Universe "Few historical episodes are more fraught with subtleties, ironies and ambiguities. To tell it properly requires an unusual breadth of knowledge and the gifts of a great storyteller. Fortunately, Mario Livio is fully equipped for the task. . . . [Livio] tells the story of Galileo in a perceptive, illuminating and balanced way." -- Stephen M. Barr * The Washington Post * One of Symmetry's Top Physics Books of the Year "Astrophysicist Mario Livio couldn't be more timely in this new treatment of the mind and methods of the founder of modern science." -- Mike Perricone * Symmetry Magazine * "Galileo and the Science Deniers delivers a fresh assessment of the life of a scientific legend. . . . Livio also set out to produce a biography more accessible to a general reader than the typical scholarly tomes. And he succeeded. His commentaries comparing Galileo's time to today's are weaved into an engagingly composed and pleasantly readable account." -- Tom Siegfried * Science News * "Livio has added to the canon an accessible and scientific narrative, in which a profound love for Galileo shines through." -- Alison Abbott * Nature.com * "Livio's gift for clear and cogent writing . . . makes this a welcome addition to the already voluminous literature on Galileo and the Church." -- Laurence A. Marschall * Natural History * "[An] admirably clear and concise account of the Galileo affair." -- David Aaronovitch * The London Times * "Livio beautifully describes both Galileo's work and his struggle for intellectual freedom. Livio is perfectly placed to do this. An astrophysicist himself, he has worked on a great-great-great-grandchild of the telescopes that Galileo employed, the Hubble space telescope. Seen through the eyes of an active researcher, Galileo's discoveries appear, not as historical facts, but as live components of a scientific effort that continues today. . . . A gripping story anyone can enjoy." -- Marianne Freiberger * Plus Magazine * "An able scientist himself, Livio is well qualified to show how denial threatens intellectual freedom as well as health and survival." -- Brian Morton * Times Literary Supplement * "Livio illuminates the parallels between the deniers of Galileo's scientific findings and those today who ignore the evidence of climate change. Intriguing and accessible, and packed with clever insights, Livio's latest gives readers plenty of think about." * Publishers Weekly * "The most compelling reason to read this biography is the relevance of Galileo's famous political and religious struggles to today's problems. . . . In comparing the culture that condemned Galileo to our own, Livio writes that the mindset that leads to nonscientific decrees . . . also prevails in the United States to this day." -- Joseph Peschel * America * "The latest from astrophysicist Livio features the author's unique insights as well as his concern about the current fashion for giving ideology priority over truth. . . . The author truly excels in his explanations of Galileo's findings as well as his descriptions of the culture of Renaissance Italy. . . . An expert life of a giant of science." * Kirkus Reviews * "Mario Livio's Galileo is a beautifully written,
Mario Livio is an internationally known astrophysicist, a bestselling author, and a popular speaker who has appeared on The Daily Show, 60 Minutes, and NOVA. He is the author of the bestsellers The Golden Ratio, Brilliant Blunders, and Galileo. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.