
The Best Australian Science Writing 2012
Elizabeth Finkel(Editor)
NewSouth Publishing
Published on 1. November 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-74223-348-2 (ISBN)
Description
Australia's best science writing is showcased in this collection drawn from some of this the nation's best publications. Questions such as these are addressed: How were Ned Kelly's bones finally identified? What makes cockroaches some of the most successful creatures on the planet? Could some obscure bacteria finally rid the world of dengue fever? and How did infant reflux become the disease of the moment? From the furthest reaches of the universe to the microscopic world of our genes, science offers writers the kind of scope other subjects simply can't match. Good writing about science can be moving, funny, exhilarating, or poetic, but these essays are honest, rigorous, and true to the research that underlies it.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Sydney, NSW
Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
425 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-74223-348-2 (9781742233482)
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Elizabeth Finkel
The Best Australian Science Writing 2012
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01/2013
University of New South Wales Press
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Elizabeth Finkel is an award-winning journalist and a former professional research scientist. Her work has been appeared in numerous publications, including the Age, the Lancet, Nature Medicine, New Scientist, and Science, and has been broadcast for ABC Radio National. She is the author of The Genome Generation and Stem Cells: Controversy at the Frontiers of Science.