| Advice to a Young Scientist Revised Edition Contributor(s): Medawar, P. B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0465000924 ISBN-13: 9780465000920 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $19.94 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1981 Annotation: Sir Peter Medawar deflates the myths surrounding scientists- -invincibility, superiority, genius; instead, he argues that it is common sense and an inquiring mind that are essential to the makeup of a scientist. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science |
| Dewey: 502.3 |
| LCCN: 79001676 |
| Series: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Series |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5" W x 7.9" (0.35 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: To those interested in a life in science, Sir Peter Medawar, Nobel laureate, deflates the myths of invincibility, superiority, and genius; instead, he demonstrates it is common sense and an inquiring mind that are essential to the scientist's calling. He deflates the myths surrounding scientists -- invincibility, superiority, and genius; instead, he argues that it is common sense and an inquiring mind that are essential to the makeup of a scientist. He delivers many wry observations on how to choose a research topic, how to get along wih collaborators and older scientists and administrators, how (and how not) to present a scientific paper, and how to cope with culturally superior specialists in the arts and humanities. |