Pavlov's Dogs and Schrodinger's Cat

Rom Harre

RRP: £16.99

Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Publication Date : 26/02/2009

Hardback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

Reveals the different ways that living creatures have been - and still are - used in scientific research.

Publisher's description:

From the sheep, dog, and cockerel that were sent aloft in Montgolfier's balloon, to Galvani's frog's legs, Dolly the Sheep, the finches of the Galapagos, and even imaginary cats and simulated life forms, Pavlov's Dogs and Schrodinger's Cat explores the fascinating history of the role of living things in science.

ISBN: 9780199238569