Ignorance: How It Drives Science
Firestein, Stuart
ISBN 10: 0199828075 ISBN 13: 9780199828074
Published by Oxford University Press, 2012
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Synopsis:
A provocative account of the role of ignorance in science, revealing how "not knowing" is the essential force that drives research
About the Author:
Stuart Firestein is Professor and Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences at Columbia University, where his highly popular course on ignorance invites working scientists to come talk to students each week about what they don't know. Dedicated to promoting science to a public audience, he serves as an advisor for the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's program for the Public Understanding of Science and was awarded the 2011 Lenfest Distinguished Columbia Faculty Award for excellence in scholarship and teaching.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Ignorance: How It Drives Science
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket