I have read couple of Brian Greene, and Stephen Hawking's books (also read some to my kids "the key to the universe" which he wrote as children book together with his daughter iirc) and I/we loved them. It made me wonder if the gift of writing good prose (and in Hawking's case his disability and popularization of mechanic speech especially) has contributed more to his success than his actual scientific research.
Somewhere I read that people in his field weren't happy with his contribution. They didn't say it as bluntly as myself but it sure sounded a lot like it.
Is there such a thing as populism in physics - and if yes is it more pronounced than in other fields?
is there such a thing as populism in physics?
I have read couple of Brian Greene, and Stephen Hawking's books (also read some to my kids "the key to the universe" which he wrote as children book together with his daughter iirc) and I/we loved them. It made me wonder if the gift of writing good prose (and in Hawking's case his disability and popularization of mechanic speech especially) has contributed more to his success than his actual scientific research.
Somewhere I read that people in his field weren't happy with his contribution. They didn't say it as bluntly as myself but it sure sounded a lot like it.
Is there such a thing as populism in physics - and if yes is it more pronounced than in other fields?