Curiosity: How Science Became Interested in Everything by Philip Ball

Curiosity: How Science Became Interested in Everything

Philip Ball

465 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy science informative slow-paced

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With the recent landing of the Mars rover Curiosity, it seems safe to assume that the idea of being curious is alive and well in modern science--that it's not merely encouraged but is seen as an essential component of the scientific mission. Yet t...

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