TY  - BOOK
AU  - Marchildon,Louis
TI  - From Thales to gravitational waves : the scientific perspective
SN  - 9789811231179
U1  - 509 
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Singapore
PB  - World scientific
KW  - Science
KW  - Research--Methodology
N2  - "Science has its roots in human curiosity. It is not only an accumulation of knowledge, nor the locus of absolute certainties. It is also a process of exploration and research. Today, scientific investigation leads to theoretical and technological feats so astonishing that we sometimes lose track of the journey that brought us there. Or we forget what constitutes the very foundations of scientific thought, thanks to which Copernicus set the Earth in its right place in our models of the Universe, Charles Darwin elucidated the mechanism of the evolution of living species, and Albert Einstein brought out the intimate connection between energy, space, and time. This book is a reliable guide to acquaint oneself with the scientific process. It also constitutes an antidote to the pseudo-scientific ramblings that are now contaminating our culture and our reason"--
ER  -