Tom McLeish

Quali capacità sono necessarie per fare scienza e quali per fare arte? Molti indicherebbero certo l'"immaginazione" e la "creatività" nel secondo caso ma difficilmente nel primo. Tom McLeish sfida invece l'assunto che occuparsi di scienza sia in... Lire la suite

Soft Matter science is concerned with soft materials such as polymers, colloids, liquid crystals, and foams, and has emerged as a rich interdisciplinary field over the last 30 years. Drawing on physics, chemistry, mathematics and engineering, soft... Lire la suite

What human qualities are needed to make scientific discoveries, and which to make great art? Many would point to 'imagination' and 'creativity' in the second case but not the first. This book challenges the assumption that doing science is in any... Lire la suite

Throughout history, scientists have made discoveries and tested hypotheses that have revolutionised the way that we see the world. Our industry has been shaped by the discovery of electricity and the invention of machines; our understanding of the... Lire la suite