Lives In Science

Author : Joseph C. Hermanowicz
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226327761

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Lives in Science by Joseph C. Hermanowicz Pdf

What can we learn when we follow people over the years and across the course of their professional lives? Joseph C. Hermanowicz asks this question specifically about scientists and answers it here by tracking fifty-five physicists through different stages of their careers at a variety of universities across the country. He explores these scientists’ shifting perceptions of their jobs to uncover the meanings they invest in their work, when and where they find satisfaction, how they succeed and fail, and how the rhythms of their work change as they age. His candid interviews with his subjects, meanwhile, shed light on the ways career goals are and are not met, on the frustrations of the academic profession, and on how one deals with the boredom and stagnation that can set in once one is established. An in-depth study of American higher education professionals eloquently told through their own words, Hermanowicz’s keen analysis of how institutions shape careers will appeal to anyone interested in life in academia.

Author : Nevill Mott
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1995-12-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780203211038

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A Life In Science by Nevill Mott Pdf

The late Sir Nevill Mott was one of Britain's greatest ever and most admired scientists. A physicist of great repute he was Britain's last Nobel Prize winner for Physics. This landmark book, published to celebrate Mott's 90th Birthday in 1995, explores the life and work of one of our best physicists.

Author : Jeremy J. Baumberg
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780691174358

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The Secret Life of Science by Jeremy J. Baumberg Pdf

A revealing and provocative look at the current state of global science We take the advance of science as given. But how does science really work? Is it truly as healthy as we tend to think? How does the system itself shape what scientists do? The Secret Life of Science takes a clear-eyed and provocative look at the current state of global science, shedding light on a cutthroat and tightly tensioned enterprise that even scientists themselves often don't fully understand. The Secret Life of Science is a dispatch from the front lines of modern science. It paints a startling picture of a complex scientific ecosystem that has become the most competitive free-market environment on the planet. It reveals how big this ecosystem really is, what motivates its participants, and who reaps the rewards. Are there too few scientists in the world or too many? Are some fields expanding at the expense of others? What science is shared or published, and who determines what the public gets to hear about? What is the future of science? Answering these and other questions, this controversial book explains why globalization is not necessarily good for science, nor is the continued growth in the number of scientists. It portrays a scientific community engaged in a race for limited resources that determines whether careers are lost or won, whose research visions become the mainstream, and whose vested interests end up in control. The Secret Life of Science explains why this hypercompetitive environment is stifling the diversity of research and the resiliency of science itself, and why new ideas are needed to ensure that the scientific enterprise remains healthy and vibrant.

Author : Sheila Jasanoff
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781509522743

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Can Science Make Sense of Life? by Sheila Jasanoff Pdf

Since the discovery of the structure of DNA and the birth of the genetic age, a powerful vocabulary has emerged to express science’s growing command over the matter of life. Armed with knowledge of the code that governs all living things, biology and biotechnology are poised to edit, even rewrite, the texts of life to correct nature’s mistakes. Yet, how far should the capacity to manipulate what life is at the molecular level authorize science to define what life is for? This book looks at flash points in law, politics, ethics, and culture to argue that science’s promises of perfectibility have gone too far. Science may have editorial control over the material elements of life, but it does not supersede the languages of sense-making that have helped define human values across millennia: the meanings of autonomy, integrity, and privacy; the bonds of kinship, family, and society; and the place of humans in nature.

Author : Graham Lawton
Publisher : Nicholas Brealey
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-12
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781529362084

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This Book Could Save Your Life by Graham Lawton Pdf

You are what you eat. Food and diet have an enormous influence on your health and well-being, but eating the right amount of the right things - and not too much of the wrong things - isn't easy. But, as in most walks of life, knowledge is power. This book will empower you to eat healthily, lose weight, and sort the fads from the science facts. This is the New Scientist take on a "New Year, New You" book: an eye-opening and myth-busting guide to everything from sugar to superfoods, from fasting to eating like a caveman and from veganism to your gut microbiome. Forget faddy diet books or gimmicky exercise programs, this is what is scientifically proven to make you live longer and to be healthier and happier.

Author : Jude Nnanabu, Ph.d.
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 1478177063

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The Life Science Book by Jude Nnanabu, Ph.d. Pdf

A comprehensive text designed to give the educator material to reinforce relevant scientific information. Provide students with a knowledge base that meets the common core standards.

Author : Sydney Brenner,Lewis Wolpert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Biologists
ISBN : UOM:39015043714008

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A Life in Science by Sydney Brenner,Lewis Wolpert Pdf

Author : Kathleen Krull
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781328684011

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Lives of the Scientists by Kathleen Krull Pdf

Scientists have a reputation for being focused on their work—and maybe even dull. But take another look. Did you know that it’s believed Galileo was scolded by the Roman Inquisition for sassing his mom? That Isaac Newton loved to examine soap bubbles? That Albert Einstein loved to collect joke books, and that geneticist Barbara McClintock wore a Groucho Marx disguise in public? With juicy tidbits about everything from favorite foods to first loves, the subjects of Kathleen Krull and Kathryn Hewitt’s Lives of the Scientists: Experiments, Explosions (and What the Neighbors Thought) are revealed as creative, bold, sometimes eccentric—and anything but dull.

Author : Glen S. Aikenhead
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Education
ISBN : 0807746347

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Science Education for Everyday Life by Glen S. Aikenhead Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive overview of humanistic approaches to science. Approaches that connect students to broader human concerns in their everyday life and culture. Glen Aikenhead, an expert in the field of culturally sensitive science education, summarizes major worldwide historical findings; focuses on present thinking; and offers evidence in support of classroom practice. This highly accessible text covers curriculum policy, teaching materials, teacher orientations, teacher education, student learning, culture studies, and future research.

Author : Len Fisher
Publisher : Skyhorse
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781628721096

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The Science of Everyday Life by Len Fisher Pdf

Scientists are in the business of trying to understand the world. Exploring commonplace phenomena, they have uncovered some of nature’s deepest laws. We can in turn apply these laws to our own lives, to better grasp and enhance our performance in daily activities as varied as cooking, home improvement, sports—even dunking a doughnut! This book makes the science of the familiar a key to opening the door for those who want to know what scientists do, why they do it, and how they go about it. Following the routine of a normal day, from coffee and breakfast to shopping, household chores, sports, a drink, supper, and a bath, we see how the seemingly mundane can provide insight into the most profound scientific questions. Some of the topics included are the art and science of dunking; how to boil an egg; how to tally a supermarket bill; the science behind hand tools; catching a ball or throwing a boomerang; the secrets of haute cuisine, bath (or beer) foam; and the physics of sex. Fisher writes with great authority and a light touch, giving us an entertaining and accessible look at the science behind our daily activities.

Author : Charlie McDonnell
Publisher : Hardie Grant Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-06
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781849499316

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Fun Science by Charlie McDonnell Pdf

Welcome, fellow humans (and others), to the the world of FUN SCIENCE! I’m Charlie, also known across the internet as charlieissocoollike. In my book, I take you on an awesome journey through the cosmos, beginning with the Big Bang through to the Solar System and the origins of life on Earth, all the way down to the particles that make up everything around us (including you and me!). Expect frequent digressions, tons of illustrations of not-so-sciencey things (NB a microwave flying through space), and pages packed with my all time favourite mind-bending science facts. So, get ready for a faster-than-the-speed of-light (OK, not quite) tour of all of the best and most interesting things that science has to offer us... and most importantly: WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSE! (Written by a science fan NOT a scientist!)

Author : Michael Shortland,Richard R. Yeo
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1996-06-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0521433231

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Telling Lives in Science by Michael Shortland,Richard R. Yeo Pdf

Collects together original essays by leading historians of science on the nature and development of scientific biography.

Author : C N R Rao
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-09
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9789385990212

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A Life in Science by C N R Rao Pdf

Dr C.N.R. Rao talks about his journey and what it takes to become a great scientist. With rare photos, the book covers his early years, his inspirations, the odds he had to overcome to pursue his dream, and what it means to be a scientist in India.

Author : Bruce M. Jakosky
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2006-10-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 0816526133

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Science, Society, and the Search for Life in the Universe by Bruce M. Jakosky Pdf

Are we alone in the universe? As humans, are we unique or are we part of a greater cosmic existence? What is lifeÕs future on Earth and beyond? How does life begin and develop? These are age-old questions that have inspired wonder and controversy ever since the first people looked up into the sky. With todayÕs technology, however, we are closer than ever to finding the answers. Astrobiology is the relatively new, but fast growing scientific discipline that involves trying to understand the origin, evolution, and distribution of life within the universe. It is also one of the few scientific disciplines that attracts the publicÕs intense curiosity and attention. This interest stems largely from the deep personal meaning that the possible existence of extraterrestrial life has for so many. Whether this meaning relates to addressing the ÒBig QuestionsÓ of our existence, the possibility of encountering life on other planets, or the potential impact on our understanding of religion, there is no doubt that the public is firmly vested in finding answers. In this broadly accessible introduction to the field, Bruce Jakosky looks at the search for life in the universe not only from a scientific perspective, but also from a distinctly social one. In lucid and engaging prose, he addresses topics including the contradiction between the publicÕs fascination and the meager dialogue that exists between those within the scientific community and those outside of it, and what has become some of the most impassioned political wrangling ever seen in government science funding.

Author : Matthew Shindell
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226662084

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The Life and Science of Harold C. Urey by Matthew Shindell Pdf

Harold C. Urey (1893–1981), whose discoveries lie at the foundation of modern science, was one of the most famous American scientists of the twentieth century. Born in rural Indiana, his evolution from small-town farm boy to scientific celebrity made him a symbol and spokesman for American scientific authority. Because he rose to fame alongside the prestige of American science, the story of his life reflects broader changes in the social and intellectual landscape of twentieth-century America. In this, the first ever biography of the chemist, Matthew Shindell shines new light on Urey’s struggles and achievements in a thoughtful exploration of the science, politics, and society of the Cold War era. From Urey’s orthodox religious upbringing to his death in 1981, Shindell follows the scientist through nearly a century of American history: his discovery of deuterium and heavy water earned him the Nobel Prize in 1934, his work on the Manhattan Project helped usher in the atomic age, he initiated a generation of American scientists into the world of quantum physics and chemistry, and he took on the origin of the Moon in NASA’s lunar exploration program. Despite his success, however, Urey had difficulty navigating the nuclear age. In later years he lived in the shadow of the bomb he helped create, plagued by the uncertainties unleashed by the rise of American science and unable to reconcile the consequences of scientific progress with the morality of religion. Tracing Urey’s life through two world wars and the Cold War not only conveys the complex historical relationship between science and religion in the twentieth century, but it also illustrates how these complexities spilled over into the early days of space science. More than a life story, this book immerses readers in the trials and triumphs of an extraordinary man and his extraordinary times.