A Passion for Science

A Passion for Science

by Alison Richards (Editor), Alison Richards (Editor), L. Wolpert (Editor)

Synopsis

This book comprises of a collection of conversations with Professor Lewis Wolpert, in which scientists from all different fields, ranging from cosmology to psychology, give insights into their lives in the profession. In a series of non-technical accounts, science is revealed as human enterprise with incidents and personal characteristics, such as imagination and style, which have influenced the route to discovery. The conversations are based on a BBC Radio series. The stories told and the different persectives they offer may be of interest to professional scientists and general readers.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 214
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 14 Jul 1988

ISBN 10: 0198542135
ISBN 13: 9780198542131

Author Bio

About the Editors
Lewis Wolpert is Professor of Biology and Head of the Department of Anatomy and Biology as Applied to Medicine at Middlesex Hospital Medical School, and President of the British Society for Cell Biology. Alison Richards is a freelance radio producer.