The September-October issue of American Scientist has a review of the book,
Gravity's Shadow: The Search for Gravitational Waves by Harry Collins (the review is by Lee Smolin). I thought people here might be interested.
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The book is a history of the search for gravity waves, and uses this topic to examine some of the issues in science, such as how large groups of scientists work together and settle conflicts, how "big" science versus the work of individual investigators compares, and how all of this interacts with funding.
One snipet of the review:
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Perhaps the greatest achievement of Collins's book is that he tells this part of the story in a way that makes the reader sympathize with all participants. This balance is the fruit of his many years of interaction with the scientists: He understands that the issue is not good and bad individuals but an inevitable conflict between different modes of organizing creative work.
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03-January-2006, 05:24 PM
Review of the book Gravity's Shadow
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