The best science and the best technology grow by trial and error, with a hundred theories and a hundred inventions falling by the wayside for every one that succeeds and endures. The book begins and ends with brief discussions of the implications of diversity for religion and theology. An anthology of non-technical papers, published and unpublished, with dates ranging from 1933 to 1990. An anthology of technical papers in mathematics and physics, with commentary explaining the contexts in which they were written and the later developments to which they led. A collection of essays that grew out of lectures given at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in 1995, telling stories about science and science-fiction.
Religion has at least an equal claim to authority in defining human destiny.
Religion lies closer to the heart of human nature and has a wider currency than science. A collection of essays that grew out of lectures given at the New York Public Library in 1997. The main theme is the tendency of modern science and technology to widen the gap between rich and poor countries and between rich and poor people. To resist this tendency, scientists and entrepreneurs who care about social justice must join forces with religious leaders. Three technical tools may help us to create a more just world.