The Oxford Book of Modern Science WritingRichard Dawkins Oxford University Press, 13 de mar. de 2008 - 439 páginas Selected and introduced by Richard Dawkins, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a celebration of the finest writing by scientists for a wider audience - revealing that many of the best scientists have displayed as much imagination and skill with the pen as they have in the laboratory. This is a rich and vibrant collection that captures the poetry and excitement of communicating scientific understanding and scientific effort from 1900 to the present day. Professor Dawkins has included writing from a diverse range of scientists, some of whom need no introduction, and some of whose works have become modern classics, while others may be less familiar - but all convey the passion of great scientists writing about their science. |
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... SPACE OF 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 ...
... SPACE OF 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 ...
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... Space of Uncle Albert, Faber and Faber, 1989. Stewart, Ian (1945– ) Mathematician and writer. From Here to Infinity, Oxford University Press, 1996. First published as The Problems of Mathematics, 1987. Thomas, Lewis (1913–1993) ...
... Space of Uncle Albert, Faber and Faber, 1989. Stewart, Ian (1945– ) Mathematician and writer. From Here to Infinity, Oxford University Press, 1996. First published as The Problems of Mathematics, 1987. Thomas, Lewis (1913–1993) ...
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... space. I would apologize to them, did I not suspect that my own pain at their omission is greater than theirs. The collection is limited to the English language and, with very few exceptions, I have omitted translations from books ...
... space. I would apologize to them, did I not suspect that my own pain at their omission is greater than theirs. The collection is limited to the English language and, with very few exceptions, I have omitted translations from books ...
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... Space-age Orbiter of the Mind as well as of the Planet. Although most of the words in an anthology belong to others, I hope that my love of science and of writing, which Charles shares and which he generously chose to encourage in me ...
... Space-age Orbiter of the Mind as well as of the Planet. Although most of the words in an anthology belong to others, I hope that my love of science and of writing, which Charles shares and which he generously chose to encourage in me ...
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... space and time. Our first impression is something akin to terror. We find the universe terrifying because of its vast meaningless distances, terrifying because of its inconceivably long vistas of time which dwarf human history to the ...
... space and time. Our first impression is something akin to terror. We find the universe terrifying because of its vast meaningless distances, terrifying because of its inconceivably long vistas of time which dwarf human history to the ...
Conteúdo
PART II WHO SCIENTISTS ARE | 149 |
PART III WHAT SCIENTISTS THINK | 245 |
PART IV WHAT SCIENTISTS DELIGHT IN | 347 |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 397 |
INDEX | 401 |
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