Acid tongues and tranquil dreamers
tales of bitter rivalry that fueled the advancement of science and technology
by Michael White
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In this fascinating, illuminating, and marvelously entertaining volume, eminent science author, editor, educator, and musician Michael White examines eight of the most spectacular breakthroughs of the last four centuries and reveals them to be the mutant offspring of sensational conflicts. From Isaac Newton's clashes with his despised enemy, mathematician Gottfried Liebniz, to Charles Darwin very publicly going head-to-head with Richard Owen over Darwin's "un-Godly and unnatural" theory of evolution to Bill Gates and Larry Ellison's nasty little war to rule cyberspace, here are the battles of brilliant minds and opposing ideologies that dramatically changed our world. - Jacket flap.
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Acid tongues and tranquil dreamers: tales of bitter rivalry that fueled the advancement of science and technology
2001, Morrow, William Morrow
in English
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0380977540 9780380977543
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