Free Radicals: The Secret Anarchy of Science - Couverture souple

Brooks, Michael

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1468306715 ISBN 13 : 9781468306712

Editeur : Overlook Books, 2013

Synopsis

Scientists have colluded in the most successful cover-up of modern times. They present themselves as cool, logical, and levelheaded, relying exclusively on facts and passionless interpretations of painstakingly researched results. But the truth is scientists will do anything--take drugs, follow mystical visions, lie, and even cheat--to make a discovery. In Free Radicals, physicist and journalist Michael Brooks seamlessly weaves together true stories of the "mad, bad and dangerous" (The Times) men and women who have revolutionized the scientific world into a fast-paced and thrilling exploration of the real process behind discovery. Brooks also traces the cover-up back to its source: the scientific establishment's reaction to the public fear of science after World War II. He argues that it its high time for science to come clean about just how bold and daring scientists really are.

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À propos de l'auteur

Michael Brooks, who holds a Ph.D. in quantum physics, is an author, journalist, and broadcaster. He is a consultant at New Scientist, has a biweekly column for New Statesman, and is the author of the bestselling nonfiction title 13 Things That Don't Make Sense.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Overlook Books
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1468306715
• ISBN 13: 9781468306712
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
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