Passionate Minds: The Inner World of Scientists - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0198549040 ISBN 13: 9780198549048

Casa editrice: OUP Oxford, 1997

Riassunto

The popular stereotype of the scientist as mad boffin or weedy nerd has been peddled widely in film and fiction, with the implication that the world of science is far removed from the intellectual and emotional messiness of other human activities. In Passionate Minds, distinguished scientist Lewis Wolpert investigates the style and motivation of some of the most eminent scientists in the world. In this stimulating collection of conversations, scientists in fields as diverse as particle physics and evolutionary biology explore how their backgrounds have shaped their careers and discoveries - how being an outsider or an "innocent" can play an invaluable role in overcoming conventional barriers to new understanding. Being a little crazy does seem to help. As Nobel laureate for physics Sheldon Glashow says, "If you would simply take all the kookiest ideas of the early 1970s and put them together you would have made for yourself the theory which is, in fact, the correct theory of nature, so it was like madness..." These personal explorations with individual scientists are not only accessible and truly fascinating in their insights into the minds of some of the greatest men and women of science, but they also provide a strong case that the life and works of our leading scientists are at least as illuminating and interesting as the personalities of the latest literary prizewinners. A sequel to A Passion for Science, this book will delight and intrigue scientists and non-scientists alike.

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Recensione:

Someone actually interested in science proper would profit hugely from Passionate Minds by Lewis Wolpert and Alison Richards..a series of mesmerising interviews with living, working makers of the modern world (The Guardian christmas section)

I was enthralled by the encapsulated biographies tweaked from their vessels by conversational nudges from Wolpert, who delicately and unobtrusively guides the conversations in directions that provide sometimes charming, sometimes deep insights into the springs of creativity (Nature)

I found a delight on every page, and warmly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in the human side of science...this book is a hugely enjoyable and instructive read (Nature)

This is a wonderful and truly illuminating collection of interviews cum essays (THES)

L'autore:

Lewis Wolpert is Professor of Biology as Applied to Medicine at University College, London. Alison Richards is a producer of science programmes for BBC Radio.

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• Editore: OUP Oxford
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0198549040
• ISBN 13: 9780198549048
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 248
• Redattore: Wolpert Lewis, Richards Alison