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The Human Side of Science: Edison and Tesla, Watson and Crick, and Other Personal Stories behind Science's Big Ideas
Wiggins, Arthur W., Wynn Sr., Charles M.
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 275 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 35. Weight in Grams: 584.
This lively and humorous book focuses attention on the fact that science is a human enterprise. The reader learns about the foibles and quirks as well as the admirable ingenuity and impressive accomplishments of famous scientists who made some of the greatest discoveries of the past and present. Examples abound: James Watson and Francis Crick formed a legendary partnership that led to the discovery of DNA, but they essentially ignored the contribution of female colleague Rosalind Franklin. Later, in the race to sequence the human genome, Watson criticized J. Craig Venter's technique as a process that "could be run ... Read more
This lively and humorous book focuses attention on the fact that science is a human enterprise. The reader learns about the foibles and quirks as well as the admirable ingenuity and impressive accomplishments of famous scientists who made some of the greatest discoveries of the past and present. Examples abound: James Watson and Francis Crick formed a legendary partnership that led to the discovery of DNA, but they essentially ignored the contribution of female colleague Rosalind Franklin. Later, in the race to sequence the human genome, Watson criticized J. Craig Venter's technique as a process that "could be run ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
364
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781633881563
SKU
V9781633881563
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