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Good science and common sense often don't mix. In Weighing the Soul, Len Fisher shows the path to scientific discovery is frequently a bumpy one that follows Schopenhauer's famous maxim - 'All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed; Second, it is violently opposed; and Third, it is accepted as self-evident. Fisher tells the fascinating, human stories behind some of the great as well as some of the not-so-great scientific ideas of the past - those that were truly bizarre, peculiar or downright daft, and those that just seemed that way at the time.

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His latest book is an entertaining and thought-provoking foray into the science of the bizarre, the peculiar, and the downright wacky

His latest book is an entertaining and thought-provoking foray into the science of the bizarre, the peculiar, and the downright wacky. It is largely about discoveries, such as the wave theory of light and the theory of relativity, that defy reason yet are the bedrock for scientific understanding of the world.

Good science and common sense often don't mix. In "Weighing the Soul", Len Fisher shows that the path to scientific discovery is frequently a bumpy one that follows Schopenhauer's famous maxim - 'All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed; Second, it is violently opposed; and Third, it is accepted as self-evident.

This intriguing and informative volume covers such topics as the discovery of electricity, the structure of DNA, and the invention of computers.

Fisher, Len. Publication date. Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-204) and index. The original books is too bright. Discoveries in science - History, Science - Anecdotes, Science - History, Discoveries in science, Science. London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson.

His latest book is an entertaining and thought-provoking foray into the science of the bizarre, the peculiar, and the downright wacky

This intriguing and informative volume covers such topics as the discovery of electricity, the structure of DNA, and the invention of computers. His latest book is an entertaining and thought-provoking foray into the science of the bizarre, the peculiar, and the downright wacky.

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