The Engineer and the Scandal: A Piece of Science History
The Engineer and the Scandal: A Piece of Science History By Reint de Boer
2005 | 294 Pages | ISBN: 3540231110 | PDF | 4 MB
2005 | 294 Pages | ISBN: 3540231110 | PDF | 4 MB
Offers an eye-opening and revealing look into an interpersonal/scientific conflict involving the ‘Father of Modern Soil Mechanics’ Karl von Terzaghi. Exemplifies the ‘human side’ of science in which, sometimes, the prominence of a theorist and the inertia of the ‘accepted wisdom’ can inhibit progress and rational discussion of the facts. More than 100 illustrations combine with historical details in the text to evoke a vivid picture of the lost era of pre-WWII Vienna.