In these essays, Professor Seitz, President Emeritus of Rockefeller University, investigates the role of science and technology in modern society; its origins in ancient Greece and Rome; the remarkable consolidation in the Islamic world; the expansion of the center of scientific activity from Western Europe to North America and, most recently, to Japan; and the role science and technology play in shaping each other. In addition, he discusses how our perceptions affect the understanding of science; the relationship between "big science" and "little science"; and the role science and technology can play in alleviating environmental concerns, particularly with respect to nuclear science.
In these essays, Professor Seitz, President Emeritus of Rockefeller University, and one of the developers of modern semiconductor physics, investigates the role of science in modern society, its origins, and its development.
