The Life Scientific Explorers

Author : Anna Buckley
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781474607490

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The Life Scientific: Explorers by Anna Buckley Pdf

Inspiring life stories from BBC Radio 4's hit series The Life Scientific 'In showing non-scientists why science offers so many paths to discovery it has no equal' Gillian Reynolds, Telegraph Based on Jim Al-Khalili's ground-breaking interviews, The Life Scientific: Explorers takes science out of its box and introduces us to the men and women who make it happen. The explorers featured in this volume include: Michele Dougherty, the mathematician who persuaded the Cassini mission to Saturn to make a diversion; Richard Fortey on his love of trilobites; Monica Grady, Meteorite Lady; neurosurgeon Henry Marsh on slicing through our thoughts; the Director of the British Antarctic Survey, Jane Francis; Jocelyn Bell Burnell describing how she missed out on a Nobel Prize; Brian Cox on quantum mechanics; and Nobel Prize winner John Sulston on why he thought it would be a good idea to sequence the human genome.

Author : Anna Buckley
Publisher : Orion
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781474607537

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The Life Scientific: Inventors by Anna Buckley Pdf

What does it take to be an inventor? Judging by the ingenious individuals who have come into The Life Scientific studio in the last eight years, there is no simple answer. Mathematicians, electricians, molecular biologists and mechanics can all transform lives. Some think with their hands, others make things in their minds. Most have a vision of the future. All are driven by a passionate determination to solve problems. These intimate accounts, based on interviews recorded for the popular BBC Radio 4 programme The Life Scientific, chart the life journeys of scientists and engineers working in Britain today from childhood interests to innovation. Explaining what they did when and why, they make science seem straightforward and exciting, revealing moments of disappointment, creativity, frustration and joy. The result is an illuminating collection of biographical short stories that make scientists and the work they do accessible to us all.

Author : Anna Buckley
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781474607476

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The Life Scientific: Virus Hunters by Anna Buckley Pdf

BBC Radio 4's celebrated THE LIFE SCIENTIFIC has featured some of the world's most renowned experts in the field of deadly viruses. The interviews make sobering reading, a reminder of all the deadly viruses that have threatened global health, and why for the scientists working on the front line in the war against viruses, the arrival of Covid-19 came as no surprise. Among the contributors to this all-too-timely book are: Jeremy Farrar, before he became Director of the Wellcome Trust, worked in an Infectious Diseases Hospital in Vietnam. He was on the frontline tackling SARS and nine months later a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu, H5N1. Peter Piot was at the forefront of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. He was the first to identify HIV in Africa. It took him fifteen years to persuade the world that it was also a heterosexual disease. Later as Executive Director of UN AIDS he fought for years to get the UN to take the threat of HIV seriously. Jonathan Ball studies how viruses operate at the molecular level, hoping to find their Achilles' heel and so develop effective vaccines. During the West Africa Ebola epidemic, he studied how the genome of the Ebola virus evolved as it spread from Guinea to Liberia and Sierra Leone. He has shown that as this virus (which more happily lives in bats) infects more humans, it becomes ever more infectious. Wendy Barclay seeks to understand how viruses are able to jump from animals to humans and why some viruses are so much more dangerous to humans than others. Most Londoners had no idea they were infected during the Swine Flu pandemic of 2009. The Bird Flu epidemic in Asia claimed thousands of lives Kate Jones is a bat specialist who works on how ecological changes and human behaviour accelerate the spread of animal viruses into humans. Bats have been infected with coronaviruses for more than 10,000 years.

Author : Larry Rohter
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781324021278

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Into the Amazon: The Life of Cândido Rondon, Trailblazing Explorer, Scientist, Statesman, and Conservationist by Larry Rohter Pdf

A thrilling biography of the Indigenous Brazilian explorer, scientist, stateseman, and conservationist who guided Theodore Roosevelt on his journey down the River of Doubt. Cândido Rondon is by any measure the greatest tropical explorer in history. Between 1890 and 1930, he navigated scores of previously unmapped rivers, traversed untrodden mountain ranges, and hacked his way through jungles so inhospitable that even native peoples had avoided them—and led Theodore Roosevelt and his son, Kermit, on their celebrated “River of Doubt” journey in 1913–14. Upon leaving the Brazilian Army in 1930 with the rank of a two-star general, Rondon, himself of indigenous descent, devoted the remainder of his life to not only writing about the region’s flora and fauna, but also advocating for the peoples who inhabited the rainforest and lobbying for the creation of a system of national parks. Despite his many achievements—which include laying down a 1,200-mile telegraph line through the heart of the Amazon and three nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize—Rondon has never received his due. Originally published in Brazil, Into the Amazon is the first comprehensive biography of his life and remarkable career.

Author : Various
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2024-11-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781474607513

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The Life Scientific Quiz Book 2 by Various Pdf

Inspiring life stories from BBC Radio 4's hit series The Life Scientific 'In showing non-scientists why science offers so many paths to discovery it has no equal' Gillian Reynolds, Telegraph Based on Jim Al-Khalili's ground-breaking interviews, The Life Scientific: Explorers takes science out of its box and introduces us to the men and women who make it happen. The explorers featured in this volume include: Simon Wessely on why chronic fatigue syndrome is real; Jeremey Farrar on fighting infectious diseases such as HIV, TB and avian flu; John Pickett on why there's nothing wrong with GM crops.

Author : Roy Plotnick
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 483 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780231551311

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Explorers of Deep Time by Roy Plotnick Pdf

Paleontology is one of the most visible yet most misunderstood fields of science. Children dream of becoming paleontologists when they grow up. Museum visitors flock to exhibits on dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. The media reports on fossil discoveries and new clues to mass extinctions. Nonetheless, misconceptions abound: paleontologists are assumed only to be interested in dinosaurs, and they are all too often imagined as bearded white men in battered cowboy hats. Roy Plotnick provides a behind-the-scenes look at paleontology as it exists today in all its complexity. He explores the field’s aims, methods, and possibilities, with an emphasis on the compelling personal stories of the scientists who have made it a career. Paleontologists study the entire history of life on Earth; they do not only use hammers and chisels to unearth fossils but are just as likely to work with cutting-edge computing technology. Plotnick presents the big questions about life’s history that drive paleontological research and shows why knowledge of Earth’s past is essential to understanding present-day environmental crises. He introduces readers to the diverse group of people of all genders, races, and international backgrounds who make up the twenty-first-century paleontology community, foregrounding their perspectives and firsthand narratives. He also frankly discusses the many challenges that face the profession, with key takeaways for aspiring scientists. Candid and comprehensive, Explorers of Deep Time is essential reading for anyone curious about the everyday work of real-life paleontologists.

Author : Roald Amundsen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781108071437

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My Life as an Explorer by Roald Amundsen Pdf

The 1927 autobiography, in English translation, of the first man to traverse the North-West Passage and to reach the South Pole.

Author : Daniel Coit Gilman
Publisher : New York : Harper & Brothers
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1899
Category : United States Exploring Expedition
ISBN : STANFORD:36105032302981

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The Life of James Dwight Dana, Scientific Explorer, Mineralogist, Geologist, Zoologist, Professor in Yale University by Daniel Coit Gilman Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. Subcommittee on Research, Development, and Radiation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : MINN:31951D02097610V

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Applications of Radioisotopes and Radiation in the Life Sciences by United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. Subcommittee on Research, Development, and Radiation Pdf

Discusses atomic energy applications to agriculture as well as to medical research.

Author : United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Radiation
ISBN : UIUC:30112104083743

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Applications of Radioisotopes and Radiation in the Life Sciences by United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Space biology
ISBN : UIUC:30112103609613

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Life Sciences Report by Anonim Pdf

Author : J. David Lowell
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781941451007

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Intrepid Explorer by J. David Lowell Pdf

When seven-year-old Dave Lowell was camped out at his father’s mine in the hills of southern Arizona in 1935, he knew he had found his calling. “Life couldn’t get any better than this,” he recalls. “I didn’t know what science was, but wisps of scientific thought were already working into my plan.” So began the legendary career of the engineer, geologist, explorer, and international businessman whose life is recounted in his own words in this captivating book. An Arizona native with family roots in territorial times, Lowell grew from modest beginnings on a ranch near Nogales to become a major world figure in the fields of minerals, mining, and economic geology. He has personally discovered more copper than anyone in history and has developed multibillion-dollar gold and copper mines that have changed the economies of nations. And although he has consulted for corporations in the field of mining, he has largely operated as an independent agent and explorer, the architect of his own path and success. His life’s story unfolds in four stages: his early education in his field, on-the-job learning at sites in the United States and Mexico, development of exploration strategies, and finally, the launch of his own enterprises and companies. Recurring themes in Lowell’s life include the strict personal, ethical, and tactical policies he requires of his colleagues; his devotion to his family; and his distaste for being away from the field in a corporate office, even to this day. The magnitude of Lowell’s overall success is evident in his list of mine discoveries, as well as in his scientific achievements and the enormous respect his friends and colleagues have had for him throughout his lengthy career, which he continues to zealously pursue.

Author : Vivienne Cassie Cooper,Marylyn J. Hills,Andrea Donnison
Publisher : Vivienne Cooper
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Algologists
ISBN : 9780473225728

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Vivienne Cassie Cooper, Algal Explorer by Vivienne Cassie Cooper,Marylyn J. Hills,Andrea Donnison Pdf

Author : Benjamin F. Shearer,Barbara S. Shearer
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1996-06-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 0313293023

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Notable Women in the Life Sciences by Benjamin F. Shearer,Barbara S. Shearer Pdf

This volume features substantive biographical essays on 97 world and American women scientists who have made significant contributions to the life sciences from antiquity to the present, with the emphasis on 20th century women. The essays go beyond the basic facts found in standard biographical dictionaries, however. Developmental influences, obstacles faced and overcome, and the efforts of these women to contribute to their chosen professions in spite of sometimes overwhelming disapproval of the establishment come alive in these portraits. Many of the living scientists profiled contributed interviews and autobiographical statements, which adds a vital and unique element to their profiles. Entries, written by 63 practicing scientists and researchers, explain the scientific work clearly in terms familiar to general readers and high school students. Each entry provides a fact box outlining major life events, including educational and career milestones, and concludes with sources for further reading. Twenty-nine photographs complement the text. Disciplines covered include anatomy, bacteriology, biology, botany, embryology, entomology, genetics, horticulture, medicine, ornithology, pathology, pharmacology, physiology, and zoology. Subjects were selected on the basis of historical importance and recognition awards such as Blackwell, Lasker and Watermann prizes, Nobel prizes, MacArthur Foundation Genius awards, and the National Medal of Science. Seen across time and disciplines, the lives of these dedicated scientists can serve as role models for young women pursuing careers in science.

Author : Peter Knox-Shaw
Publisher : Springer
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1986-12-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781349184873

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The Explorer in English Fiction by Peter Knox-Shaw Pdf