The New Science Journalists - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345383656 ISBN 13: 9780345383655

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1995

Synopsis

Contains scientific writings on such topics as mathematics, computers, and fraudulent health research, examines the history, goals, and accomplishments of contemporary science writing, and discusses the three major categories of science writers

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cience Journalists, Editors Ted Anton and Rick McCourt have gathered the best of the new science writing into one illuminating volume. What is new about the work of these journalists lies in the scale, pace, and uses of their writing. These writers bridge the gap between members of the science community and a society hungry for news about their work, acting not only as reporters and commentators, but also as investigators, researchers, detectives, and storytellers.

The editors have showcased three very different kinds of writers. The first group explores the complexities of our universe with childlike wonder, and includes Diane Ackerman, John Seabrook, and Elisabeth Rosenthal. The second group, relentless investigators who expose the inside stories of scientific research, includes Deborah Blum, Robert Capers, Eric Lipton, and John Crewdson. And the third group of writers, who dig through data uncovering trends that researchers themselves miss, features Timothy Ferris, E.O. Wilson, James G

Edition details

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0345383656
• ISBN 13: 9780345383655
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 340
• Editor: Anton Ted, McCourt Rick