errors, scientific

Examines scientific notions and beliefs that have been proven wrong, from sunflowers following the sun and the ability of cats to land anywhere unharmed.

Looks at how scientists developed the size and shape of planet Earth.

Examines industrial accidents that have resulted in adverse effects on people and the environment, and were hidden because of governmental fears regarding national security and corporate survival.

Tells what went wrong with eight of the twentieth-century's most publicized scientific studies, including SETI (the search for exterrestrial intelligence), the Biosphere 2, cold fusion, and the theory of intelligence quotient.

"Requiring no more than high-school-level math competency, this playful excursion through the nuances of math will give you a better grasp of this fundamental, all-important science"--.

"Drawing on the lives of five great scientists--Charles Darwin, William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), Linus Pauling, Fred Hoyle and Albert Einstein--scientist/author Mario Livio shows how even the greatest scientists made major mistakes and how science built on these errors to achieve breakthroughs, especially into the evolution of life and the universe"--Provided by publisher.

Collects dozens of miscellaneous science facts about strange laboratory experiments, unusual research, and mad scientists.