Dancing Naked in the Mind Field - Softcover

Mullis, Kary

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9780747545538: Dancing Naked in the Mind Field

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ISBN 10: 0747545537 ISBN 13: 9780747545538

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2000

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From cloning to HIV, global warming to astrology, and the O.J. Simpson trial to turning on a light bulb with one's mind, this work challenges us to question scientific dogma. Awarded the 1993 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, Kery Mullis has frequently been at odds with the scientific establishment.

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Kary Mullis won the Nobel Prize for his invention of the polymerase chain reaction, a chemical procedure that allows scientists to "see" the structures of the molecules of genes. Mullis is no shy, socially inept bench chemist, though; on the contrary, he has led as big and full a life as possible, opening himself to experiences like hallucinogenic drugs, surfing, casually handling dangerous chemicals and taking shots at the sacred cows of science. Dancing Naked in the Mind Field is Mullis's own chronicle of his adventures, from wooing countless women to possibly being abducted by aliens and it's a funny, shocking tale indeed. This man certainly doesn't suffer from lack of self-esteem, and yet you might want him along on a trip to the astral plane, say, or a tour of the human genome. Mullis is a fascinating character and his autobiography will put to rest forever the stereotype of scientist as skeptical nerd. --Therese Littleton, Amazon.com

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"Delightful . . . joyous . . . an autobiography of the nervous system of an extraordinary chemist." --The New York Times Book Review

"One of the most mind-stretching and inspirational books I've read for a long time." --Arthur C. Clarke

"Kary Mullis, perhaps the weirdest human ever to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, [has written] a chatty, rambling, funny, iconoclastic tour through the wonderland that is [his] mind." --The Washington Post

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