A Passion for Science

A Passion for Science

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  • 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 216 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780198542124
  • DDC分類 500

Full Description

Based on a successful BBC Radio series, this book presents a series of conversations with scientists in fields ranging from cosmology to psychology in which they give some surprising insights into what makes them tick.

Contents

Preface; A Passion for science; First and last things: Abdus Salam: Science sublime; Martin Rees: Contemplating the cosmos; Michael Berry: The electron at the end of the universe; Christopher Zeeman: Private games; Molecules of life: Dorothy Hodgkin: Finding what's there; Francis Crick: Just gossiping; Sydney Brenner: No zombie biologist; Gunther Stent: Telling nature; Evolving ideas: John Maynard Smith: Making it formal; Stephen Jay Gould: Roots writ large; The search: Anthony Epstein: Between the lines; Walter Bodmer: Shooting the moon; Cunning mechanisms: Richard Gregory: Cunning mechanisms