Cosmic Rays: Essays in Science and Technology from the Royal Institution (Essays on Science and Technology from the Royal Institution) - Hardcover

 
9780198515579: Cosmic Rays: Essays in Science and Technology from the Royal Institution (Essays on Science and Technology from the Royal Institution)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 019851557X ISBN 13: 9780198515579
Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2001

Synopsis

Since its foundation in 1799, the Royal Institution of Great Britain has inspired enthusiasm and excitement for science, as a means to understanding the world around us. The Friday Evening Discourses were initiated by Michael Faraday in 1826 and are one of the most prestigious series of popular science lectures in the world. This new selection of essays from the Royal Institution offers fascinating and authoritative accounts of current thinking in diverse areas of science, ranging from cosmic rays to the development of new materials that seem to have a life of their own. Also in this collection are essays that consider how scientists can better convey their work to the general public and to a younger generation.

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About the Author


Professor Richard Catlow is Director of the Davy Faraday Laboratory of the Royal Institution. Professor Susan Greenfield is Director of the Royal Insititution and a well-known writer and broadcaster on science.

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Publisher
OUP Oxford
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
019851557X
ISBN 13 
9780198515579
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
238
Editor
Catlow Richard, Greenfield Susan