Passion to Know: the World's Scientists
Author | : Mitchell A. Wilson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 442 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Mitchell A. Wilson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 442 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Mitchell A. Wilson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 409 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Mitchell A. Wilson |
Publisher | : Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
Total Pages | : 409 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780297994602 |
Author | : Darrel R. Falk |
Publisher | : InterVarsity Press |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 2009-08-20 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0830874771 |
Bringing together a biblically based understanding of creation and the most current research in biology, Darrel R. Falk outlines a new paradigm for relating the claims of science to the truths of Christianity.
Author | : Mitchell Wilson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 409 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : |
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Author | : Lewis Wolpert |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 1997-09-25 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0198549040 |
The popular stereotype of the scientist as mad boffin or weedy nerd has been peddled widely in film and fiction, with the implication that the world of science is far removed from the intellectual and emotional messiness of other human activities. In Passionate Minds, distinguished scientist Lewis Wolpert investigates the style and motivation of some of the most eminent scientists in the world. In this stimulating collection of conversations, scientists in fields as diverse as particle physics and evolutionary biology explore how their backgrounds have shaped their careers and discoveries - how being an outsider or an "innocent" can play an invaluable role in overcoming conventional barriers to new understanding. Being a little crazy does seem to help. As Nobel laureate for physics Sheldon Glashow says, "If you would simply take all the kookiest ideas of the early 1970s and put them together you would have made for yourself the theory which is, in fact, the correct theory of nature, so it was like madness..." These personal explorations with individual scientists are not only accessible and truly fascinating in their insights into the minds of some of the greatest men and women of science, but they also provide a strong case that the life and works of our leading scientists are at least as illuminating and interesting as the personalities of the latest literary prizewinners. A sequel to A Passion for Science, this book will delight and intrigue scientists and non-scientists alike.
Author | : Lewis Wolpert |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : |
A collection of conversations in which scientists from all fields give non-technical accounts of their lives in the profession, showing how incidents and human characteristics have influenced discoveries.
Author | : Lewis Wolpert |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023 |
Genre | : Scientists |
ISBN | : 9781383028003 |
Wolpert investigates the style and motivation of some of the most eminent scientists in the world, exploring how their backgrounds have shaped their careers, aspirations and discoveries.
Author | : Istvan Hargittai |
Publisher | : Prometheus Books |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 2010-04-13 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1616144696 |
What motivates those few scientists who rise above their peers to achieve breakthrough discoveries? This book examines the careers of fifteen eminent scientists who achieved some of the most notable discoveries of the past century, providing an insider’s perspective on the history of twentieth century science based on these engaging personality profiles. They include: • Dan Shechtman, the 2011 Nobel laureate and discoverer of quasicrystals; • James D. Watson, the Nobel laureate and codiscoverer of the double helix structure of DNA; • Linus Pauling, the Nobel laureate remembered most for his work on the structure of proteins; • Edward Teller, a giant of the 20th century who accomplished breakthroughs in understanding of nuclear fusion; • George Gamow, a pioneering scientist who devised the initially ridiculed and now accepted Big Bang. In each case, the author has uncovered a singular personality characteristic, motivational factor, or circumstance that, in addition to their extraordinary drive and curiosity, led these scientists to make outstanding contributions. For example, Gertrude B. Elion, who discovered drugs that saved millions of lives, was motivated to find new medications after the deaths of her grandfather and later her fiancé. F. Sherwood Rowland, who stumbled upon the environmental harm caused by chlorofluorocarbons, eventually felt a moral imperative to become an environmental activist. Rosalyn Yalow, the codiscoverer of the radioimmunoassay always felt she had to prove herself in the face of prejudice against her as a woman. These and many more fascinating revelations make this a must-read for everyone who wants to know what traits and circumstances contribute to a person’s becoming the scientist who makes the big breakthrough.
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Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1662 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : American literature |
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