Hellman, Hal, 1927-

Great feuds in science : ten of the liveliest dispute ever / Hal Hellman - New York : John Wiley & Sons, 1998 - xv, 240 p. ; 25 cm.

Urban VIII versus Gaileo, An unequal contest, 1. -- Wallis versus Hobbes : Squaring the circle, 21. -- Newton versus Leibniz : A clash of titans, 39. -- Voltaire versus Needham : The generation controversy, 63. -- Darwin's bulldog versus soapy Sam : Evolution wars, 81. -- Lord Kelvin versus geologists and biologists : the age of the earth, 105. -- Cope versus Marsh : The fossil feud, 121. -- Wegener versus everybody : Continental drift, 141. -- Johanson versus the Leakeys : The missing link, 159. -- Derek freeman versus Margaret Mead : Nature versus Nurture, 177

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Science--History.
Scientists--Social aspects--History.
Vendetta--Case studies.
Ciencia--Historia.
Científicos--Aspectos sociales--Historia.

Q 125 / H477g 1998