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The Craft of Scientific Communication
Joseph E. Harmon
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Description for The Craft of Scientific Communication
Paperback. The ability to communicate in print and person is essential to the life of a successful scientist. This title teaches science students and scientists how to improve the clarity, cogency, and communicative power of their words and images. It analyzes the examples of how the best scientists communicate. Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing and Publishing. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 halftones, 12 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: CBWT; PD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
The ability to communicate in print and person is essential to the life of a successful scientist. But since writing is often secondary in scientific education and teaching, there remains a significant need for guides that teach scientists how best to convey their research to general and professional audiences. The Craft of Scientific Communication will teach science students and scientists alike how to improve the clarity, cogency, and communicative power of their words and images. In this remarkable guide, Joseph E. Harmon and Alan G. Gross have combined their many years of experience in the art of science ... Read more
The ability to communicate in print and person is essential to the life of a successful scientist. But since writing is often secondary in scientific education and teaching, there remains a significant need for guides that teach scientists how best to convey their research to general and professional audiences. The Craft of Scientific Communication will teach science students and scientists alike how to improve the clarity, cogency, and communicative power of their words and images. In this remarkable guide, Joseph E. Harmon and Alan G. Gross have combined their many years of experience in the art of science ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing and Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226316628
SKU
V9780226316628
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About Joseph E. Harmon
Joseph E. Harmon is a senior editor/writer at Argonne National Laboratory. Alan G. Gross is professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Minnesota. They are the coauthors of The Scientific Literature: A Guided Tour, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
Reviews for The Craft of Scientific Communication
It would be impossible to constrain my appreciation for this book, which will find eager reception wherever the need for teaching scientific writing is being addressed. The Craft of Scientific Communication continues in the scholarly tradition of the authors and promises to add a refreshing wealth of pragmatic advice and illustration to any bookshelf dedicated to effective contemporary scientific writing. ... Read more