The End of Science (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: John Horgan
- First Published: 1996
- Type of Work: Science
- Genres: Nonfiction, Science and technology
- Subjects: Culture, Philosophy or philosophers, Literature, Science or scientists, Metaphysics, Discoveries, Experiments, Thought or thinking
Is there anything significant left for scientists to discover? Will there be any more Albert Einsteins, Charles Darwins, or James Clerk Maxwells changing our understanding of the natural world in fundamental ways? Will there be any more scientific revolutions, or will future scientists be reduced to solving trivial puzzles? John Horgan, a staff writer for Scientific American, asks some three dozen scientists and philosophers whether we have reached the limits of empirical scientific research, and if so, what does that ultimately mean for the future of the human race. The...
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