Preface
Science, to paraphrase Winston Churchill, is too important to be left to scientists. Hence, not only students of science, but also students of the humanities as well as the general public, ought to take an interest in science and its impact on society. This does not mean that everyone ought to be proficient in the basic principles of science. On the other hand, it means that everyone ought to know how science works and how it has evolved over the ages. This is necessary to demystify science and also to develop what has been loosely called ‘the scientific temper’.
This is the purpose of teaching the history and philosophy of science to all students at the university level. However, the irony is that not even scientists or science students ...
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