Carving Our Destiny: Scientific Research Faces a New Millennium - Couverture rigide

A Joseph Henry Press Book

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0309068487 ISBN 13 : 9780309068482

Editeur : Joseph Henry Press, 2001

Synopsis

This is a book for people who love and understand science and want to know more about contemporary research frontiers. The questions addressed are as fascinating as they are diverse: Is the human mind truly unique among the primates? Does "dark matter" really exist in the universe? What can the human genome tell us about our evolutionary history? These wide-ranging topics are brought together by virtue of their impact on our understanding of ourselves--and by the caliber of the authors: ten young scientists and scholars, reaching the height of their powers, who are especially talented in communicating their research findings to broad audiences. They were chosen to receive the prestigious Centennial Fellowships awarded in 1998 by the McDonnell Foundation, established and funded by the late aerospace pioneer James S. McDonnell.

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À propos de l'auteur

Susan M. Fitzpatrick and John T. Bruer, Editors; a Joseph Henry Press book

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Joseph Henry Press
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0309068487
• ISBN 13: 9780309068482
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 343
• Éditeur: Bruer John T., Fitzpatrick Susan M.
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• Personne responsable: non disponible