Pavlov's dogs and Schrödinger's cat :: scenes from the living laboratory /

From the sheep, dog, and cockerel that were sent aloft in Montgolfier's balloon to test the air over Paris, to the famous clone Dolly the Sheep and the Darwinian finches of the Galapagos, Pavlov's Dogs and Schrodinger's Cat offers a look at the use of plants and animals--including hum...

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1. Verfasser: Harré, Rom
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Schriftenreihe:OUP E-Books.
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Zusammenfassung:From the sheep, dog, and cockerel that were sent aloft in Montgolfier's balloon to test the air over Paris, to the famous clone Dolly the Sheep and the Darwinian finches of the Galapagos, Pavlov's Dogs and Schrodinger's Cat offers a look at the use of plants and animals--including humans--in scientific experiments. Rom Harre provides a fresh perspective on research, setting aside moral reflection to simply examine the history of how and why living creatures have been used for the purposes of discovery. From Gregor Mendel's use of pea plants to explore heredity, to Barry Marshall's used of himself as the experimental animal in his helicobacter experiments (he survived) and even the use of an imaginary cat in Schrodinger's famous thought experiment, the reader encounters a new perspective on scientific work.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiii, 322 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-311) and index.
ISBN:9780191553486
0191553484
9780199238569
0199238561
9780199238576
019923857X
1282126091
9781282126091
9786612126093
6612126094

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