Book Endorsements
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From Galileo to Gell-Mann
The Wonder that Inspired the Greatest Scientists of All Time In Their Own Words
Marco Bersanelli and Mario Gargantini
Translated by John Bowden |
This is an inspirational anthology of the thoughts and vision of scientists through the ages. A much-needed antidote to the current dehumanizing of scientific discovery. A book which questions the very basis on which modern science is conducted and to take us back to the values and vision of why we investigate and try to explain the world in which we live.
—John Wood, professor, Imperial College, London; chair of the European Research Area Board
This is a delightful book containing contextualised meditations by many of the greatest scientist across the ages on the nature of science and the process of scientific discovery. It also considers issues of certainty and uncertainty, the purpose of the scientific enterprise, and the deeper meaning of it all. It will be a wonderful gift book both for those involved in science as professionals, and for anyone else interested in the interplay of chance and necessity that underlies the existence and nature of the world around us.
—George Ellis, emeritus professor of applied mathematics, University of Cape Town
The authors have assembled a remarkably interesting collection of writings by scientists, setting their formally impersonal discipline in a rich context of humane experience and understanding. The book is an important contribution to a deeper understanding of the character of science and it deserves to be widely read.
—John Polkinghorne, author of Theology in the Context of Science
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