Science, the glorious entertainment /

Barzun, Jacques, 1907-

Science, the glorious entertainment / Jacques Barzun. - 1st ed. - New York : Harper & Row, c1964. - x, 322 p. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-316) and index.

To the reader -- One culture, not two -- Love and hatred of the machine -- Science the unknown -- Science the glorious entertainment -- The cult of research and creativity -- Science the unteachable -- Behavioral science -- Misbehavioral science -- The treason of the artist -- The burden of modernity -- One mind in many modes.



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Science and civilization.
Civilization.

Q 162 / B296s 1964