Letters to a young scientist
Wilson, Edward O.2013
Book
Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist Edward O. Wilson imparts the wisdom of his storied career to the next generation.
Main title:
Letters to a young scientist / Edward O. Wilson.
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Edition:
1st ed.
Imprint:
New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a Division of W.W. Norton & Company, 2013.New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2013]©2013.
Collation:
244 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
You made the right choice -- The path to follow. First passion, then training ; Mathematics ; The path to follow -- The creative process. What is science? ; The creative process ; What it takes ; Most likely to succeed ; I never changed ; Archetypes of the scientific mind ; Scientists as explorers of the universe -- A life in science. A mentor and the start of a career ; The grails of field biology ; A celebration of audacity ; Know your subject, thoroughly -- Theory and the big picture. Science as universal knowledge ; Searching for new worlds on Earth ; The making of theories ; Biological theory on a grand scale ; Theory in the real world -- Truth and ethics. The scientific ethic.
ISBN:
0871403773 (hardcover)9780871403773 (hardcover)
Dewey class:
570.92
LC class:
QH31.W64
Language:
English
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BRN:
153306
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | -Science and Nature | SCIENCE 570.92 WILS | Available |