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Margaret Wertheim (1) (1958–)

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Margaret Wertheim is a science writer who has written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Wired, and many other publications, and is the author of Pythagoras Trousers and The Pearly Gates of Cyberspace. She founded the nonprofit Institute For Figuring, through which she created the näytä lisää Crochet Coral Reef project, which is now the largest participatory art/science project in the world. She lives in Los Angles, California. Visit her website at physicsonthefringe.com. näytä vähemmän

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The Best American Science Writing 2003 (2003) — Avustaja — 165 kappaletta
Dick for a Day: What Would You Do If You Had One? (1997) — Avustaja — 104 kappaletta

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This has been one of my favorite books over the last several years, the connection between the limitless possibilities within historical spiritual contexts as a human creation, and then finally created by humans in the form of cyberspace (internet) is fascinating.
 
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drannex | Aug 2, 2023 |
There were several good points the pros and cons of being an outsider to the field of physics.The author pointed out the reasons why most "outsider" physicist ideas and theories are rejected by the "insider" physicists. I especially enjoyed reading about Jim Carter and his experiments to test his theories. He did have a lot of creative ideas, give credit for that. His only problem was his unwillingness to read up on the history of physics and what was done in the past and what actually might need more researching and testing. It is a waste of time and energy to try to refute established theories that most insider scientist regards as scientific "truths". It is also interesting to note the author comments about artists and writers having credentials and that trend will continue which also is resulting in the explosions of artist and writers who are outside the mainstreams as is happening with the physics community. If one wants to pursue physics as a hobby I think they should at least read up on the subjects their interested in first and then learn to do the mathematics. There are used college textbooks at all levels that one could buy and study on their own. I think a lot more could be accomplished in the field if both groups of insiders and outsiders could design programs, and projects that would contribute to the advancement of the sciences rather than be the exclusive elite of one group over the other. Another idea would be to have an "insider" physicist become a mentor for those individuals who are genuinely interested in doing physic that would be useful to the scientific community. For the most part the book is a helpful understanding the difference between the two groups. Something to think more about.… (lisätietoja)
 
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MadMattReader | 3 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Sep 11, 2022 |
Margaret Wertheim hat mit "Die Hosen des Pythagoras - Gott, Physik und die Frauen" ein wissenschaftsgeschichtliches und feministisches Buch geschrieben, in dem es, neben den im Klappentext erwähnten "Einstein, Newton und anderen Frauenfeinden", immer wieder um die Frauen geht, die sich trotz aller institutionellen und gesellschaftlichen Stolpersteine mit den Naturwissenschaften (insbesondere der Physik) und der Mathematik beschäftigen wollten und das dann trotz aller Widerstände immer wieder auch taten.

Eine Kernaussage findet sich dann auch schon im Klappentext "Physik ist die katholische Kirche der Wissenschaft". Diese Aussage wird im Buch untermauert, durch die geschichtliche Entwicklung von Pythagoras bis heute und durch das Bild, das die Stellenverteilung in der universitären Physik heute bietet.

In der Summe legt Margaret Wertheim hier eine fundierte Geschichte der Erkenntnisentwicklung in der modernen Physik vor, in der der Mathematische Mann als Verhinderer der Mathematischen Frau durchaus kritisch betrachtet wird - insbesondere, da wirkliche Innovation in der Regel nur dann geleistet werden kann, wenn man sich nicht scheut, aus den bestehenden Denkmustern auszubrechen (egal, ob als Mann oder als Frau).

Klare Empfehlung für alle, die sich für Naturwissenschaften als auch für Geschichtsschreibung interessieren, die die Rolle der Frau in den Fokus nimmt - und nicht davon abgeschreckt werden, wenn manche Ideen sehr breit dargestellt werden.
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ahzim | 1 muu arvostelu | Dec 18, 2016 |
I'm reminded very strongly of Yoon's "Naming Nature," in which the author proposes that scientific taxonomy is not only useless to but possibly actively harmful toward ordinary people in their everyday lives. The frontiers of science are no longer even marginally comprehensible to the average human; what does that mean for science and for our understanding of the universe? A fascinating case-study, even though I think the author has gotten a little too enamored of her subject.
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