Donald braben (67 risultati)

Hardback. Condizione: Good. What does a scientist do? How does one become a scientist? Why is science important? This book offers a humorous, but critical commentary on the trials and tribulations facing scientists and engineers today, and on the joys and frustrations of research. It advises how to get a job, to publish and to win major prizes, and points the way to vast, unexplored spaces that await the adventurous challengers of convention, and to the momentous discoveries that will transform people's lives in the future. Written in an unpatronizing style, the book also shows how some of mankind's great problems - the push of population, environmental pollution, disease and starvation - can be alleviated, and how everyone can play a part. It shows why diversity is vital to people's well-being, and how mankind can survive the severe storms that lie ahead by combining unconstrained scientific originality with industrial ingenuity in a novel way.…

Hardback. Condizione: Fair. What does a scientist do? How does one become a scientist? Why is science important? This book offers a humorous, but critical commentary on the trials and tribulations facing scientists and engineers today, and on the joys and frustrations of research. It advises how to get a job, to publish and to win major prizes, and points the way to vast, unexplored spaces that await the adventurous challengers of convention, and to the momentous discoveries that will transform people's lives in the future. Written in an unpatronizing style, the book also shows how some of mankind's great problems - the push of population, environmental pollution, disease and starvation - can be alleviated, and how everyone can play a part. It shows why diversity is vital to people's well-being, and how mankind can survive the severe storms that lie ahead by combining unconstrained scientific originality with industrial ingenuity in a novel way.…

Condizione: Good. Reprint. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. What does a scientist do? How does one become a scientist? Why is science important? This book offers a humorous, but critical commentary on the trials and tribulations facing scientists and engineers today, and on the joys and frustrations of research. It advises how to get a job, to publish and to win major prizes, and points the way to vast, unexplored spaces that await the adventurous challengers of convention, and to the momentous discoveries that will transform people's lives in the future. Written in an unpatronizing style, the book also shows how some of mankind's great problems - the push of population, environmental pollution, disease and starvation - can be alleviated, and how everyone can play a part. It shows why diversity is vital to people's well-being, and how mankind can survive the severe storms that lie ahead by combining unconstrained scientific originality with industrial ingenuity in a novel way.…

Hardback. Condizione: Fair. What does a scientist do? How does one become a scientist? Why is science important? This book offers a humorous, but critical commentary on the trials and tribulations facing scientists and engineers today, and on the joys and frustrations of research. It advises how to get a job, to publish and to win major prizes, and points the way to vast, unexplored spaces that await the adventurous challengers of convention, and to the momentous discoveries that will transform people's lives in the future. Written in an unpatronizing style, the book also shows how some of mankind's great problems - the push of population, environmental pollution, disease and starvation - can be alleviated, and how everyone can play a part. It shows why diversity is vital to people's well-being, and how mankind can survive the severe storms that lie ahead by combining unconstrained scientific originality with industrial ingenuity in a novel way.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. 2nd Edition. A fine copy in silver and red pictorial boards without a DJ as issued. Probable 1st printing of the 2nd edition with no additional printings listed. Boards have some minor general wear. Illustrated. 8vo; ~ 256 pages.

Condizione: New.

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Hardback or Cased Book. Condizione: New. Scientific Freedom: The Elixir of Civilization. Book.

Condizione: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:9780198522904. …

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 6-7 days from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely.

Condizione: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. 1. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

paperback. Condizione: Good. . Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Condizione: New.

Hardback. Condizione: New.

Condizione: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. A radical and timely proposal for reinvigorating transformative scientific discovery.So rich was the scientific harvest of the early 20th century that it transformed entire industries and economies. Max Planck laid the foundation for quantum physics, Barbara McClintock for modern genetics, Linus Pauling for chemistry-the list goes on.In the 1970s, the nature of scientific work started to change. Increases in public funding for scientific research brought demands that spending be justified, a system of peer review that selected only the research proposals promising the greatest returns, and a push for endless short-term miracles instead of in-depth, boundary-pushing research. A vicious spiral of decline began.In Scientific Freedom, Donald W. Braben presents a framework to find and support cutting-edge, much-needed scientific innovation. Braben-who led British Petroleum's Venture Research initiative, which aimed to identify and aid researchers challenging current scientific thinking-explains:The conditions that catalyzed scientific research in the early 20th centuryThe costs to society of our current research modelThe changing role of the university as a research institutionHow BP's Venture Research initiative succeeded by minimizing bureaucracy and peer review, and the program's impactThe selection, budget, and organizational criteria for implementing a Venture Research program today.Even in the earliest stages, transformative and groundbreaking research can look unrecognizable to those who are accustomed to the patterns established by the past. Support for this research can, in fact, be low risk and offer rich rewards, but it requires rethinking the processes used to discover and sponsor scientists with groundbreaking ideas-and then giving those innovators the freedom to explore.First published in 2008, this new edition of Scientific Freedom includes over 30 redesigned charts and figures and a new foreword by Donald Braben. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardback. Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Hardcover. New Edition. Fine, unused copy. Issued without dust jacket. 246 pp. with bibliography, index. Illustrated with charts and occsional drawings.

Condizione: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condizione: Used; Very Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.

Condizione: Good. Cover has light scratches/marks. Some outer edges have minor scuffs. Textblock has marks. Reading content is in very good condition.

Condizione: Bueno. Oxford. Tapa blanda. Cubierta deslucida. 23 cm. Ilustrado. Texto en ingles. Bueno.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Special order direct from the distributor.

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 256 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.87 inches. In Stock.

Condizione: New.