A Passion for Science
L. Wolpert(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 1. July 1988
Book
Hardback
214 pages
978-0-19-854213-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book comprises of a collection of conversations with Professor Lewis Wolpert, in which scientists from all different fields, ranging from cosmology to psychology, give insights into their lives in the profession. In a series of non-technical accounts, science is revealed as human enterprise with incidents and personal characteristics, such as imagination and style, which have influenced the route to discovery. The conversations are based on a BBC Radio series. The stories told and the different persectives they offer may be of interest to professional scientists and general readers.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Illustrations
portraits
ISBN-13
978-0-19-854213-1 (9780198542131)
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Persons
Content
A passion for science. Part 1 First and last things: science sublime; contemplating the cosmos; the electron at the end of the universe; private games. Part 2 Molecules of life: Finding what's there; just gossiping; no zombie biologist; telling nature. Part 3 Evolving ideas: Making it formal; roots writ large; between the lines; shooting at the moon. Part 4: Cunning mechanisms.