The Oxford Book of Modern Science WritingRichard Dawkins Oxford University Press, 2008 - 419 páginas Boasting almost one hundred pieces, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a breathtaking celebration of the finest writing by scientists--the best such collection in print--packed with scintillating essays on everything from "The Discovery of Lucy" to "The Terror and Vastness of the Universe." Edited by best-selling author and renowned scientist Richard Dawkins, this sterling collection brings together exhilarating pieces by a who's who of scientists and science writers, including Stephen Pinker, Stephen Jay Gould, Martin Gardner, Albert Einstein, Julian Huxley, and many dozens more. Readers will find excerpts from bestsellers such as Douglas R. Hofstadter's Godel, Escher, Bach, Francis Crick's Life Itself, Loren Eiseley's The Immense Journey, Daniel Dennett's Darwin's Dangerous Idea, and Rachel Carson's The Sea Around Us. There are classic essays ranging from J.B.S. Haldane's "On Being the Right Size" and Garrett Hardin's "The Tragedy of the Commons" to Alan Turing's "Computing Machinery and Intelligence" and Albert Einstein's famed New York Times article on "Relativity." And readers will also discover lesser-known but engaging pieces such as Lewis Thomas's "Seven Wonders of Science," J. Robert Oppenheimer on "War and Physicists," and Freeman Dyson's memoir of studying under Hans Bethe. A must-read volume for all science buffs, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a rich and vibrant anthology that captures the poetry and excitement of scientific thought and discovery. One of New Scientist's Editor's Picks for 2008 |
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... UNCLE TUNGSTEN 219 Lewis Thomas ' SEVEN WONDERS ' 226 James Watson from AVOID BORING PEOPLE 229 Francis Crick from WHAT MAD PURSUIT 232 Lewis Wolpert from THE UNNATURAL NATURE OF SCIENCE 234 Julian Huxley from ESSAYS OF A BIOLOGIST 235 ...
... UNCLE TUNGSTEN 219 Lewis Thomas ' SEVEN WONDERS ' 226 James Watson from AVOID BORING PEOPLE 229 Francis Crick from WHAT MAD PURSUIT 232 Lewis Wolpert from THE UNNATURAL NATURE OF SCIENCE 234 Julian Huxley from ESSAYS OF A BIOLOGIST 235 ...
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... UNCLE ALBERT 336 Brian Greene from THE ELEGANT UNIVERSE 342 Stephen Hawking from A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME PART IV What Scientists Delight In 362 Lee Smolin from THE LIFE OF THE COSMOS 367. 349 S. Chandrasekhar from TRUTH AND BEAUTY 352 ...
... UNCLE ALBERT 336 Brian Greene from THE ELEGANT UNIVERSE 342 Stephen Hawking from A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME PART IV What Scientists Delight In 362 Lee Smolin from THE LIFE OF THE COSMOS 367. 349 S. Chandrasekhar from TRUTH AND BEAUTY 352 ...
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Who Scientists Are | 149 |
What Scientists Think | 245 |
What Scientists Delight In | 347 |
Acknowledgements | 397 |
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