- Paperback: 183 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press; Reprint edition (1 Mar 1994)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0198522908
- ISBN-13: 978-0198522904
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.5 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,324,062 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- See Complete Table of Contents
| |||||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Plus, get an extra £5 Gift Certificate when you trade in books worth £10 or more before June 30, 2012. Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
What does a scientist do? How does one become a scientist? Why is science important? This book offers a humorous, but critical commentary on the trials and tribulations facing scientists and engineers today, and on the joys and frustrations of research. It advises how to get a job, to publish and to win major prizes, and points the way to vast, unexplored spaces that await the adventurous challengers of convention, and to the momentous discoveries that will transform people's lives in the future. Written in an unpatronizing style, the book also shows how some of mankind's great problems - the push of population, environmental pollution, disease and starvation - can be alleviated, and how everyone can play a part. It shows why diversity is vital to people's well-being, and how mankind can survive the severe storms that lie ahead by combining unconstrained scientific originality with industrial ingenuity in a novel way.
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organise and find favourite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I found this book on my uni library shelf. It was so good that I have to buy it. I think the book is a reality check of what is really going on in the scientific world. It's inspiring to read about Donald's work.
I highly recommend this book to those who are interested in becoming a scientist.
I highly recommend this book to those who are interested in becoming a scientist.
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
