- Hardcover: 258 pages
- Publisher: Ecco (HarperCollins) (Sep 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 006019734X
- ISBN-13: 978-0060197346
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.7 x 1.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,755,030 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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""The Best American Science Writing 2000 is richly informative, wide-ranging, and intellectually provocative. It conveys the ongoing struggle of scientists to understand the physical world, and themselves."--Alan Lightman
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The New York Times best-selling author of Chaos and Genius introduces an exciting new science series featuring the best science writing of the year The first volume in this annual series of the best science writing by American writers carries the imprimatur of Pulitzer Prize nominee James Gleick, one of our foremost chroniclers of scientific social history. Debuting with a stellar collection that includes the writings of Nobel Laureate physicist Steven Weinberg, Pulitzer Prize winner Natalie Angler, eminent Harvard professor and prolific writer Stephen lay Gould, mathematician and cognitive theorist Douglas Hofstadter, foremost writer on astronomy Timothy Ferris, and many more, this first volume will cover the full range of scientific inquiry -from biochemistry, physics, and astronomy to genetics, evolutionary theory, cognition, and ants.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
A Very Mixed Bag
26 Nov 2000
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The best essays were actually on the history of science. There were memoirs of very little scientific interest, some pop-observations of the field of science, some decent philosophy, some medical adventure stories. Not bad, but certainly not a general survey of good science writing spread over all the sciences, so not what I was hoping for at all. I would have to browse the 2001 edition before buying; certainly not an automatic purchase based on this edition.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Interesting, but not "The Best"
6 Feb 2001
Format:Paperback
Although I enjoyed most of the articles, this was not exactly what I was expecting. It appears as though many of the articles came out of popular non-scientific publications (many from the N.Y. Times) and were written for a mainstream audience. Too many of them were articles of the "I'm a scientist and here's my story . . ." genre. One story was about an author's "nervous breakdown" and his decision to pursue a career in music rather than chemistry. A few were about the practice of medicine or medical research. They were interesting articles but didn't contain as much scientific information as I expected - I didn't really learn that much. I don't want to sound overly negative. I did enjoy many of the selections. However, calling this "The Best" science writing of the year is a real stretch.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
An amazing collection
23 Oct 2000
Format:Hardcover
If you're reading this review, I assume you have a deep interest in science. If so, you're in for a treat. *The Best American Science Writing 2000*, Edited by Gleick and Cohen, is one of the best science books in my large bookshelf. The first article in the collection, a first-person account of a dangerous medical error and an introspection on the root causes and methods to prevent such errors in the future, is absolutely wonderful. The remaining articles cover a broad spectrum of science -- physics, biology, genetics, even scientific humor -- and scientists. This book is a treasure.
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