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The Engineer and the Scandal: A Piece of Science History
Reint De Boer
Offers an eye-opening and revealing look into an interpersonal/scientific conflict involving the ?Father of Modern Soil Mechanics? Karl von Terzaghi.
Exemplifies the ?human side? of science in which, sometimes, the prominence of a theorist and the inertia of the ?accepted wisdom? can inhibit progress and rational discussion of the facts.
More than 100 illustrations combine with historical details in the text to evoke a vivid picture of the lost era of pre-WWII Vienna.
294 pages, biography
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 14, 2010 |
| ISBN13 | 9783642062063 |
| Publishers | Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg Gm |
| Pages | 294 |
| Dimensions | 155 × 235 × 16 mm · 426 g |
| Language | English |
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