Author : Roy Yorke Calne
Release : 2014
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 610/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Ratchet of Science by : Roy Yorke Calne
Download or read book The Ratchet of Science written by Roy Yorke Calne. This book was released on 2014. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science, like the universe, is expanding and accelerating. This book outlines the many gifts that science has bestowed upon our quality of life ranging from health, travel, and communication, but it also raises concerns about the sometimes awful consequences of science. These may be accidental and unanticipated, or deliberate, as with the development of new weapons that carry dreadful potential. After the Second World War, a chasm separated the regimes of the East and West, and the possibility that the world was heading towards a catastrophic atomic conflict was a serious worry. Science has a responsibility for its consequences, even if these are not anticipated. In view of the history of science and our current relationship with scientific advances, it would be prudent to attempt a continuing peaceful dialogue to avoid future confrontation. For the writing of this book, the author made many in-depth studies of correspondence between scientists and philosophers, including, most notably, Albert Einstein and Bertrand Russell, at Churchill College Archives in Cambridge.