Passionate minds [[electronic resource] ] : the inner world of scientists / / Lewis Wolpert and Alison Richards

• Autore: Wolpert L (Lewis)
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 1997
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (249 p.)
• Disciplina: 509.2/2
• Soggetto topico: Scientists
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: RichardsAlison
• Note generali: "A companion volume to A passion for science."; Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; 1 Passionate Minds; IN TWO MINDS; 2 Blemished heroes; 3 Tapeworm quadrilles; 4 Worlds apart; 5 Scaling the heights; 6 Clinical science; 7 Swimming with the tide; AGAINST THE GRAIN; 8 Freeing the mind; 9 Gardens of the mind; 10 Not a company man; 11 Not all in the genes; 12 In agreement with nature; EUREKA; 13 Daydreaming molecules; 14 Going into the dark; 15 Hole in one; 16 Ways of seeing; 17 Three quarks for muster mark; 18 The weirdest of fancies; 19 Directly to the heart; REFLECTIONS; 20 Other minds; 21 Asking nature; 22 A very tidy desk; 23 Of mice and mothers ; 24 A family affairIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; W; X; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 - ho
• Titolo autorizzato: Passionate minds
• ISBN: 1-280-59369-5; 9786613623522; 0-19-159298-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461236603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II