This text offers an understanding of the nature of scientific, mathematical and engineering practice, and the production of scientific knowledge. The author presents an approach to the unpredictable nature of change in science, taking into account a number of factors.
Preface 1: The Mangle of Practice 2: Machines: Building the Bubble Chamber 3: Facts: The Hunting of the Quark 4: Concepts: Constructing Quaternions 5: Technology: Numerically Controlled Machine Tools 6: Living in the Material World 7: Through the Mangle References Index