Perpetual Motion and Goldbach's Conjecture (Science in the Wild)

Author: Tian Song
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: In China, there are tens of thousands of amateur science enthusiasts who occasionally attract widespread social attention. Many of them have low educational backgrounds but are determined to prove Goldbach's conjecture, while others are dedicated to inventing perpetual motion machines or aiming to overturn the theory of relativity. How did such a large number of amateur science enthusiasts come into being? What commonalities exist in their behavior patterns and psychological motivations? What are their potential paths forward? This is the theme of this book.