Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch liken science to the Golem, a creature from Jewish mythology, powerful yet potentially dangerous, a gentle, helpful creature that may yet run amok at any moment. Through a series of intriguing case studies the authors debunk the traditional view that science is the straightforward result of competent theorisation, observation and experimentation. The very well-received first edition generated much debate, reflected in a substantial new Afterword in this second edition, which seeks to place the book in what have become known as ‘the science wars’.

Format: Paperback
Published: in UK in 2012
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Pages: 212
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9781107604650
ISBN 10: 1107604656
Edition: 2 Rev ed