{"product_id":"newtons-apple-and-other-myths-about-science-1","title":"Newton’s Apple and Other Myths about Science","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e “Favourite Reads—as Chosen by Scientists” Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Tackles some of science’s most enduring misconceptions.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eDiscover\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA falling apple inspired Isaac Newton’s insight into the law of gravity—or did it really?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the many myths debunked in this refreshingly irreverent book are the idea that alchemy was a superstitious pursuit, that Darwin put off publishing his theory of evolution for fear of public reprisal, and that Gregor Mendel was ahead of his time as a pioneer of genetics. More recent myths about particle physics and Einstein’s theory of relativity are discredited too, and a number of dubious generalizations, like the notion that science and religion are antithetical, or that science can neatly be distinguished from pseudoscience, go under the microscope of history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewton’s Apple and Other Myths about Science\u003c\/i\u003e brushes away popular fictions and refutes the widespread belief that science advances when individual geniuses experience “Eureka!” moments and suddenly grasp what those around them could never imagine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Delightful…thought-provoking…Every reader should find something to surprise them.”\u003cbr\u003e—Jim Endersby, \u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Better than just countering the myths, the book explains when they arose and why they stuck.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32138383360083,"sku":"9780674241565","price":22.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780674241565_c3043d51-8d40-43c0-916b-ba92384d4dd2.jpg?v=1770265828","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/newtons-apple-and-other-myths-about-science-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}