Eurekas and euphorias

the Oxford book of scientific anecdotes

by Walter Gratzer, Tina Swayzee McCright

2002 301 pages eng

"The march of science has never proceeded smoothly. It has been marked through the years by episodes of drama and comedy, of failure as well as triumph, and by outrageous strokes of luck, deserved and undeserved, and sometimes by human tragedy. It has seen deep intellectual friendships, as well as f…