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Hall Hellman tells the lively stories of ten of the most outrageous and intriguing disputes from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries. Bringing the cataclysmic clash of ideas and personalities to colorful life, Hellman explores both the science and the spirit of the times. Along the way, he reveals that scientific feuds are fueled not only by the purest of intellectual disagreements, but also by intransigence, ambition, jealousy, politics, faith, and the irresistible human urge to be right.Unusual insight into the development of science . . . I was excited by this book and enthusiastically recommend it to general as well as scientific audiences. - American ScientistHellman has assembled a series of entertaining tales… many fine examples of heady invective without parallel in our time. -NatureAn entertaining and informative account of the unusual personalities and sometimes bitter rivalries of some of the world's greatest scientific minds. -Publishers WeeklyA fascinating new book which details some of the most famous disputes of the ages. -Courier MailDry science history turns into entertaining reading without sacrificing historical accuracy. -The Christchurch Press

An exciting, well-researched work, which should appeal to anyone with an interest in the nature and progress of the human race.— American Scientist The cataclysmic clash of medical ideas and personalities comes to colorful lifeIn this follow-up to the critically acclaimed Great Feuds in Science ( 0-471-16980-3), Hal Hellman tells the stories of the ten most heated and important disputes of medical science. Featuring a mix of famous and lesser-known stories, Great Feuds in Medicine includes the fascinating accounts of William Harvey's battle with the medical establishment over his discovery of the circulation of blood; Louis Pasteur's fight over his theory of germs; and the nasty dispute between American Robert Gallo and French researcher Luc Montagnier over who discovered the HIV virus. An informative and insightful look at how such medical controversies are not only typical, but often necessary to the progress of the science.

Wenn durch neue wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse das Weltbild komplett auf den Kopf gestellt wird, kann das nicht leise vonstatten gehen. Bei der Frage, was die Welt im Innersten zusammenhält, prallen Ideen und Persönlichkeiten aufeinander, und das so manches Mal nicht intellektuell und kühl, sondern wortgewaltig und emotionsgeladen.Hal Hellman hat zehn der wichtigsten und heftigsten Wissenschaftsdispute - vom 17. Jahrhundert bis heute - lebendig werden lassen. Diese faszinierenden Geschichten bieten nicht nur Informationen über die unterschiedlichsten Wissenschaften und den Zeitgeist der jeweiligen Epochen, sondern verweben auch die Motive von spannenden Ehrgeiz, Eifersucht, Mißgunst und Intrigen. Glücklicherweise ging es nicht bei allen wie bei Galilei um den Kopf, doch auch Newton, Darwin und Wegener befanden sich im Auge eines Sturms, den ihre Ideen ausgelöst haben. Trotz allem würden sie sicherlich zustimmen, dass Auseinandersetzungen das Salz in der Suppe des wissenschaftliches Fortschrittes sind.