How Things Are (LATEST): Science Tool Kit for the Mind

How Things Are (LATEST): Science Tool Kit for the Mind

by JohnBrockman (Author)

Synopsis

Some of the world's leading scientists have contributed original pieces - an elementary idea, a basic concept, a tool for thought - relevant to their field. These pieces together form an intellectual tool-kit for the intellectually curious to use in extending their reading in scientific areas. The pieces are arranged in thematic groups including Thinking about Science, Evolution, Mind, Cosmos and The Future and each essay is short, and is self-contained (no prior knowledge is required). Contributors include RICHARD DAWKINS, LEE SMOLIN, ALAN GUTH, STEPHEN JAY GOULD, STEVE JONES, LEWIS WOLPERT, NILES ELDREDGE, PAUL DAVIES and MARTIN REES.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 01 Apr 1999

ISBN 10: 0753807769
ISBN 13: 9780753807767
Book Overview: Top-class gallery of the world's leading scientists Straightforward explanations of key scientific concepts A good read - meaty, but in bite-size chunks 'There is one predominant message: that science is beautiful, beguiling, and fun ... How Things Are is a wonderfully eclectic, lively and quirky collection' Scotland on Sunday 'Marvellously clear ... this is an excellent advertisement for the power, fascination and importance of the scientific enterprise' Financial Times 'A rich cocktail of famous scientists writing clearly and elegantly about topics

Author Bio
John Brockman, president of the Edge Foundation and a founder of The Reality Club, is a writer and literary agent based in New York. He is has written and edited twenty books, including The Third Culture, How Things Are: A Science Tool-Kit for the Mind and The Greatest Inventions of the past 2000 Years.