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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... Problems of Mathematics, 1987. Thomas, Lewis (1913–1993) Physician and essayist. Late Night Thoughts, Oxford University Press, 1985. First published 1980. Thompson, D'Arcy Wentworth (1860–1948) Biologist and classicist. On Growth and ...
... Problems of Mathematics, 1987. Thomas, Lewis (1913–1993) Physician and essayist. Late Night Thoughts, Oxford University Press, 1985. First published 1980. Thompson, D'Arcy Wentworth (1860–1948) Biologist and classicist. On Growth and ...
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... second after the Big Bang. But our explanations of the deep problems of existence rely on some half dozen numbers, the fundamental constants of physics, whose values we 4 . WHAT SCIENTISTS STUDY Martin Rees from JUST SIX NUMBERS.
... second after the Big Bang. But our explanations of the deep problems of existence rely on some half dozen numbers, the fundamental constants of physics, whose values we 4 . WHAT SCIENTISTS STUDY Martin Rees from JUST SIX NUMBERS.
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... problems that arose out of Darwin's work, altruism and sexual selection. But the book begins with as elegant a word picture as you'll find of the central idea of biology itself, Darwinian evolution. □ We are walking archives of ...
... problems that arose out of Darwin's work, altruism and sexual selection. But the book begins with as elegant a word picture as you'll find of the central idea of biology itself, Darwinian evolution. □ We are walking archives of ...
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... problem was to find the mechanism by which this evolution had occurred, a mechanism that could account for both adaptation and diversity. Natural selection was their solution. Individuals vary and some of their variations are heritable ...
... problem was to find the mechanism by which this evolution had occurred, a mechanism that could account for both adaptation and diversity. Natural selection was their solution. Individuals vary and some of their variations are heritable ...
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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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