Is Science Necessary?: Essays on Science and Scientists
Perutz, Max
ISBN 10: 0192861182 ISBN 13: 9780192861184
Published by Oxford University Press, 1991
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This book demolishes the caricature of the scientist as a "soulless hermit toiling away at abstruse problems he cannot explain except in incomprehensible gibberish". Nobel Prize-winning chemist Max Perutz demonstrates the need for an intelligent application and understanding of science in this collection of essays that ranges from science's role in food production, health, and energy to pen portraits of Fleming, Rutherford, Plank, and Weizmann. The book should be of interest to undergraduates across all science subjects and people interested in the philosophy of science.
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About the Author:
Max F. Perutz was winner of the 1962 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. His other awards include the Royal Medal of the Royal Society, the Copley Medal of the Royal Society, and the Her Majesty the Queen's Order of Merit.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Is Science Necessary?: Essays on Science and...
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 1991
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: good