TY - BOOK ID - 77893107 TI - The golem : what you should know about science AU - Collins, H. M. AU - Pinch, T. J. PY - 1998 SN - 0511001096 9780511001093 9781107295612 1107295610 0521356016 0521645506 1107604656 9780521645508 9781107604650 1139893904 9781139893909 1107414377 9781107414372 1107395402 9781107395404 1107390605 9781107390607 110738768X 1322521379 110738687X 1107299756 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Science KW - Mathematics KW - Physical Sciences & Mathematics KW - Elementary Mathematics & Arithmetic KW - Natural science KW - Natural sciences KW - Science of science KW - Sciences KW - History. KW - Social aspects KW - History KW - Social aspects&delete& KW - Philosophy of science UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77893107 AB - Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch liken science to the Golem, a creature from Jewish mythology, powerful yet potentially dangerous, a gentle, helpful creature that may yet run amok at any moment. Through a series of intriguing case studies the authors debunk the traditional view that science is the straightforward result of competent theorisation, observation and experimentation. The very well-received first edition generated much debate, reflected in a substantial new Afterword in this second edition, which seeks to place the book in what have become known as 'the science wars'. ER -