This book, by a scientist, is not a textbook on English grammar: nor is it just one more book on how to write a technical report, or a thesis, or a paper for publication. It is about all the ways in which writing is important to scientists and engineers in helping them to remember to observe, to think, to plan, to organize and to communicate.
Personal records. Communications. How scientists should write. Think-plan-write-revise. Thoughts into words. Using words. Helping the reader. Numbers contribute to precision. Illustrations contribute to clarity. Reading. Reports and theses. Preparing a report on an investigation. Talking about science. References. Index.