Overview
Touches on a wide variety of disciplines (science, humanities and the arts)
Involves some of the best scientific minds of our time
Shares experiences in science that are instructive yet entertaining
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About this book
This book offers a selection from among István Hargittai’s non-technical articles that focus on the culture of discoveries and scientists, rather than on actual research. István Hargittai is an internationally renowned physical chemist with interests extending to the arts, human traits, the nature of discoveries, and the relationship between science and society. Over the course of his research career, he has interacted with hundreds of the best minds of our time and published a wealth of articles that are rich in science yet easy to understand, regardless of the reader’s background.
This book presents a collection of these contributions, which explore the relationship between the arts and science, analyze the motivations of scientific discoveries and the personalities of discoverers, comment on the relationship between science and society, and examine the application of the symmetry concept and its ubiquitous presence. This unique book is intended not only for professional researchers, but for all individuals interested in the cultural aspects of science.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Istvan Hargittai is Professor of Chemistry Emeritus (active) at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. He holds PhD and DSc degrees (Budapest), and honorary doctorates of Moscow Lomonosov University, the University of North Carolina, and the Russian Academy of Sciences. He is a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Academia Europaea (London), and foreign member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Beyond his research activities in structural chemistry, Istvan Hargittai has been active in the popularization and dissemination of science in the printed media, radio, and television. His books have appeared in English, Hungarian, Russian, German, Italian, Swedish, Chinese, Japanese, and the Farsi language.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Culture and Art of Scientific Discoveries
Book Subtitle: A Selection of István Hargittai's Writings
Editors: Balazs Hargittai
Publisher: Springer Cham
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-96688-5Published: 06 April 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 482
Number of Illustrations: 180 b/w illustrations, 220 illustrations in colour
Additional Information: Mixed Spin-off: Most of the essays have been published in Springer journals before (e.g. Structural Chemistry); some others have been published by other publishers; Preface and and introductions to each section are included
Topics: Popular Science in Chemistry and Materials, History of Chemistry, Philosophical and Historical Foundations of Science, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary, History of Science