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Bird, Kai Bradley, Raymond S. Crease, Robert P. Dreger, Alice Domurat Levitan, DaveBradley, Raymond S.
Contents: The congressional hearings: the good, the bad and the ugly -- A letter from congress -- The hockey stick controversy -- The IPCC and the Nobel prize -- Global warming: a primer -- Climate futures: where are we heading? -- The doubt merchants: suppression of science and character assassination.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Massachusetts Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 577.27 BRABird, Kai
Summary: J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war, and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress. In this biography twenty-five years in the making, Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin capture Oppenheimer's life and times, from his early career to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 2005
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 OPPENHEIMER, J. ROBERT BIRLevitan, Dave
Summary: In 1980, Ronald Reagan created one of the dumbest talking points of all time: “I’m not a scientist, but . . .” Since then, politicians have repeatedly committed egregious transgressions against scientific knowledge prefaced by this seemingly innocuous phrase. Yet, as science journalist Dave Levitan reveals, that line is just the tip of the melting iceberg when it comes to rhetorical tools...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303 LEVCrease, Robert P.
Summary: "A fascinating look at key thinkers throughout history who have shaped public perception of science and the role of authority."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.4 CREDreger, Alice Domurat
Summary: "An investigation of some of the most contentious debates of our time, Galileo's Middle Finger describes Alice Dreger's experiences on the front lines of scientific controversy, where for two decades she has worked as an advocate for victims of unethicalresearch while also defending the right of scientists to pursue challenging research into human identities. Dreger's own attempts to reconcile...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2015