Pythagoras's Trousers

A Spirited Look At The Relationship Between Physics And ReligionAnd The Implications For Both Sexes. Here Is A Fresh Astute Social And Cultural History Of Physics From Ancient Greece To Our Own Time. From Its Inception Margaret Wertheim Shows Physics Has Been An Overwhelmingly Male-Dominated Activity; She Argues That Gender Inequity In Physics Is A Result Of The Religious Origins Of The Enterprise.. Pythagoras'' Trousers Is A Highly Original History Of One Of Science''S Most Powerful Disciplines. It Is Also A Passionate Argument For The Need To Involve Both Women And Men In The Process Of Shaping The Technologies From The Next Generation Of Physicists.