Place Of Science In A World Of Values And Facts (innovations In Science Education And Technology)

Us And The Cosmos -- A Few Thoughts On Human History -- The Micro (multi) Cultures Of The World -- The Timeless -- Modern People And The State Of Their Societies -- Change And The Rate Of Change That Changed The World -- A Violent World Without Peace -- Man's Natural Environment -- Earth's Resources -- The Power Of The Greek Myth -- The Way Science Works And Evolves -- The Science Of Greek Antiquity -- From Greek Astronomy To The Classical Physics Of The Macrocosmos -- The Scientific And The Industrial Revolutions -- The Foundations Of Modern Science -- A New Frame -- The Modern Era -- The Changing Character Of Science -- The Invaluable Value Of Science's Hereditary Past -- Science: The Penetrator Of The Physical Universe -- The Minuscule And The Gigantic Microscopes Of Modern Science -- The Dimensions Of Modern Science's Diversity -- The Richness Of Nature: Light -- The Laws Of Nature -- Fundamental Generalizations And Questions -- Distinct Characteristics And Principles Of Science -- Distinct Characteristics Of Science -- General Principles Of Science -- The Scientific Method -- The Scientist And The Science Worker -- The Scientist -- The Science Worker -- Their New Environs And Changing Functions -- From Basic Research To Application (science And Technology) -- Scientific Research And Technology -- The Technological Value Of Basic Research -- A Final Thought -- The Cultural And Educational Value Of Science -- The Cultural Value Of Science -- The Educational Value Of Science -- The University -- Where Science Meets Religion. Loucas G. Christophorou. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.