El electron es zurdo y otros ensayos cientificos

"A wide ranging collection of essays, explaining, among other things: why the 'overthrow' of an established principle is usually one of the best things that can happen to natural science; what 'polarized light' is (not really 'polarized, ' for one thing), and how it contributed to our understanding of crystals; what makes water a unique chemical compound -- and uniquely important to us; why Euclid's axioms were regarded as absolute truth for two thousand years -- and why they aren't; who first shouted 'Eureka!' and why most scientists won't admit that they still do; how a knowledge of Greek astronomy can enhance an understanding of Shakespeare, and shed some light on an old argument in the process; and many more facts and phenomena of the world around us."--Back cover.… (more)