Book
The Oxford book of modern science writing
Record details
- ISBN: 9780199216802 :
- ISBN: 0199216800
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Physical Description:
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xviii, 419 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | (Excerpts) -- Mysterious Universe / James Jeans -- Just Six Numbers / Martin Rees -- Creation Revisited / Peter Atkins -- Ant And The Peacock / Helena Cronin -- Genetical Theory Of Natural Selection / R. A. Fisher -- Mankind Evolving / Theodosius Dobzhansky -- Adaptation And Natural Selection / G. C. Williams -- Life Itself / Francis Crick -- Genome / Matt Ridley -- 'Theoretical Biology In The Third Millennium' / Sydney Brenner -- Language Of The Genes / Steve Jones -- 'On Being The Right Size' / J. B. S. Haldane -- Explanation Of Organic Diversity / Mark Ridley -- 'The Importance Of The Nervous System In The Evolution Of Animal Flight' / John Maynard Smith -- Man In The Universe / Fred Hoyle -- On Growth And Form / D'Arcy Thornpson -- Meaning Of Evolution / G. G. Simpson -- Trilobite! / Richard Fortey -- Mind Machine / Colin Blakemore -- Mirrors In Mind / Richard Gregory -- 'One Self: A Meditation On The Unlty Of Consciousness' / Nicholas Humphrey -- From The Language Instinct And How The Mind Works / Steven Pinker -- Rise And Fall Of The Third Chimpanzee / Jared Diamond -- Life Of The Robin / David Lack -- Curious Naturalists / Niko Tinbergen -- Social Evo Lution / Robert Trivers -- Open Sea / Alister Hardy -- Sea Around Us / Rachel Carson -- How Flowers Changed The World' / Loren Eiseley -- Diversity Of Life / Edward O. Wilson -- |
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| Subject: | Science Scientists' writings |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Smithers Public Library | ANF 500 OXF (Text) | 35101000266952 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Checked out | 2024-04-27 |
Summary:
Boasting almost one hundred pieces, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a breathtaking celebration of the finest writing by scientists--the best such collection in print--packed with scintillating essays on everything from "The Discovery of Lucy" to "The Terror and Vastness of the Universe."Edited by best-selling author and renowned scientist Richard Dawkins, this sterling collection brings together exhilarating pieces by a who's who of scientists and science writers, including Stephen Pinker, Stephen Jay Gould, Martin Gardner, Albert Einstein, Julian Huxley, and many dozens more. Readers will find excerpts from bestsellers such as Douglas R. Hofstadter's Godel, Escher, Bach, Francis Crick's Life Itself, Loren Eiseley's The Immense Journey, Daniel Dennett's Darwin's Dangerous Idea, and Rachel Carson's The Sea Around Us. There are classic essays ranging from J.B.S. Haldane's "On Being the Right Size" and Garrett Hardin's "The Tragedy of the Commons" to Alan Turing's "Computing Machinery and Intelligence" and Albert Einstein's famed New York Times article on "Relativity." And readers will also discover lesser-known but engaging pieces such as Lewis Thomas's "Seven Wonders of Science," J. Robert Oppenheimer on "War and Physicists," and Freeman Dyson's memoir of studying under Hans Bethe.
