Can science explain everything? Brian Ridley a physicist himself exploresthis question and more in this compelling exploration of both the scope andlimits of sc... » 

Can science explain everything? Brian Ridley a physicist himself exploresthis question and more in this compelling exploration of both the scope andlimits of science. Tracing back to the roots of scientific thinking in a worldof magical ideas he argues that science shares more with magic than we areoften led to believe.The book also explores the often overlooked relationship between science andmathematics and the uneasy relationship between the two. This is neatly linkedto a fascinating discussion of relativity and quantum theory reminding us ofthe many perspectives on offer within science. On Science is essential readingfor all those interested in the way we think about and picture science whereit is now and where it is going. «