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About the Book

For the past 20 years, science readers all over the country have looked forward to reading The New York Times on Tuesdays, because that is when the Science Times section appears. One of the section's enduring features is the "scientists at work" column, in which a major scientist s profiled each week. The purpose of this column is two-fold: to bring attention to some of the most important work being done in science, and to associate a name and a face to that work. The columns are written by The Times's science journalists, who are some of best in the business: Gina Kolata, William Broad, Malcolm Browne, James Glanz, John Noble Wilford, Natalie Angier, Sandra Blakeslee, etc. The science is rigorously explained and the personalities are brought to life. Who are the most important scientist? (They'are not necessary the most recognisable names) What motivates them? What are their opinions? What are they like? What is their influence? About 50 profiles are included in the book, grouped by general discipline and chosen based on the lasting importance of the scientist's work, interest in the scientist as a personality, and the quality of the profile itself. The Times' writers have updated the material where needed an added sidebars to expand on the science an it into context. A photo accompanies each profile to put a face to the name.

Table of Contents:
Chemistry's Poet Seeks Beauty in Atoms. "Lady of the Flies" Dives Into a New Pond. Sailing a Wheelchair to the End of Time. Pragmatist Embodies His No-Nonsense Therapy. From Ants to Ethics: A Biologist Dreams of Unity of Knowledge. Quiet Conqueror of a 350-year-Old Enigma. Empathy for Animals, Through the Lens of Autism. He Lit a Nuclear Fire; Now He would Douse It. The Genome's Combative Entrepreneur. Feurosurgeon and Folk Hero. Taste-Testing a Recipe for the Cosmos. Getting the Feel of a Long-Ago Arms Race. At Home in the Elusive World of Mathematics. How Biology Affects Behavior, and Vice Versa. Preaching the Gospel of Healthy Hearts. In a Sealed Lab, a Warrior Against Pollution. After the "Eureka," a Nobelist Drops Out. Bold Remodeler of a Drifting Agency. Iconoclastic Guru of the Climate Debate. Dr. Debakey at 90; Stringent Standards and a Steady Hand. The New Leader of a Fossil-Hunting Dynasty. A Scientific Passion for Wolves. Master of Molecule Manipulation Works on the Wild Side. Strong Views on Origins of Cancer. Impresario of the Genome Looks Back with Candor. Listening to the Coversation of Neurons. Unlikely Warrior Leads the Charge for Simpler PC. Consummate Politician on the AIDS Front. She Puts the Brakes on Light. Cancer Trailblazer Follows the Genetic Fingerprints. A Life Spent Among Bees Deciphering the Swarm. Imp's Evolution to Fossil Finder. Black Bears Up Close and Personal. Blaming Humans for a Warmer World. It's Getting Hotter; So What? a Skeptic Asks. The Double Life of Dr. Swain: Work and More Work. A Lonely Warrior Against Cancer. The Science Adviser to Whaaat? Love of Numbers Leads to Chromosome 17. Recreating Stone Tools to Learn Makers' Ways. Looking for a Few Good PArticles From Outer Space. Listening to the Emotional Needs of Cancer Patients. Of Smart Mice and the Man Who Made Them That Way. High Seas Hunter Pleads for PReservation of Fish. Quest for Genes and Lost Children. Out of the Mines and Into the Lab. A Scholar of the Absent Mind. Amateur Shakes Up Ideas on Recipe for Life. Physicist Ponders God, Truth, and "Final Theory". An Amateur of Biology Returns to his Easel.

About the Author :
Laura Chang is Assistant Science Editor of The New York Times.

Review :
Profiles of 50 scientists whose achievements have forged their fields make up this collection of articles from the past 7 years.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780071358828
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
  • Publisher Imprint: Schaum Outline Series
  • Height: 231 mm
  • No of Pages: 372
  • Spine Width: 24 mm
  • Weight: 734 gr
  • ISBN-10: 007135882X
  • Publisher Date: 27 Jul 2000
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Profiles of Today's Groundbreaking Scientists from Science Times
  • Width: 188 mm


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