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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsBest American Science Writing 2001by Timothy Ferris
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Gathered from the nation's leading publications by award-winning author Timothy Ferris, The Best American Science Writing 2001 is a dynamic, up-to-date collection of essays and articles by America's most prominent thinkers and writers, addressing the most controversial, socially relevant topics that recent developments in science pose. Among the contributors: Richard Preston examines the contentious business of decoding the human genome. Malcolm Gladwell follows investigators who aim to revolutionize birth control. Tracy Kidder profiles a modern Dr. Schweitzer. Alan Lightman laments what was lost in his transformation from astrophysicist to fiction writer. Natalie Angier makes some surprising discoveries about gender in mandrill society. Stephen Jay Gould investigates the strange contrast between the 1530 poem by a physician that gave us the name for syphilis and the poetry that can be found in the map of the pathogen's genome. Legendary physicist John Archibald Wheeler celebrates the mysteries of quantum mechanics, which still perplex a century after its discovery. And John Updike contributes a witty verse musing on a biological theme. For anyone who wants to journey to science's frontiers, understand more fully its ever-expanding role in our lives, or simply enjoy the thrill of powerful writing on fascinating topics,The Best American Science Writing 2001 is indispensable. Book News Annotation:This anthology presents 22 essays and a poem (by John Updike)
published during 2001 in various publications, and an introduction by
guest editor/science writer Ferris. Among the contributors: Freeman
Dyson, Stephen Jay Gould, Tracy Kidder; topics run the gamut.
Indexing by subject would have been interesting.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:Provides thoughts on biochemistry, physics, astronomy, genetics, evolutionary theory, cognition, and other topics by contributors including John Updike, Stephen Jay Gould, Richard Preston, and Tracy Kidder. About the AuthorTimothy Ferris, a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award nominee, is the author of nine books, including The Whole Shebang, Coming of Age in the Milky Way, and The Mind's Sky. He is currently professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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