Peter B Medawar (59 results)

Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Harper and Row, 1977. used.

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Softcover. Condition: Fair. Sir Peter Medawar, as his many admirers know, was not only a great scientist but a great writer. The creative energy that earned him the 1960 Noble Prize for Medecine for his pathbreaking work in immunology also fueled his many and varied writings. Books such as Pluto's Republic, The Limits of Science, and The Hope of Progress (to name but a few) made the ever-changing world of modern science accessible to non-specialists, and have since become small classics of their kind. As Lewis Thomas writes in his foreword to this posthumous collection, "some of the wisest remarks of the twentieth century" come from the pen of Peter Medawar. The Threat and the Glory explores the twin nature of modern science; its ability to inspire both hope and fear in its professional and lay observers. Medawar, of course, says it best when he writes of science's ability to make the seemingly impossible a reality, "scientists may exult in the glory, but in the middle of the twentieth century the reaction of ordinary people is more often to cower at the threat." This theme runs throughout this collection of writings which cover a characteristically wide range of topics: genetic engineering, evolution, philosophy, creativity, scientific fraud, the medical community, and attitudes toward death. Ranging in tone from these serious reflections on the nature of science to more lighthearted pieces such as "Son of Stroke"--a guide for long-term hospital patients based on his own experience as the victim of a cerebral hemorrhage--The Threat and the Glory entertains as much as it educates. Selected by his close friend David Pyke, these essays--some previously unpublished, many appearing in book form for the first time--show Medawar to have been not only a tireless truth-seeker, but also a merciless debunker of myths. Reading Medawar, we come to understand and accept the indispensable role of science in our world. Witty, incisive, and above all compassionate, The Threat and the Glory will delight those who are familiar with Medawar's writing, and will be a special treat for those who are not.; Redelijk-/-goed. OUP paperback 1991 met fris en schoon binnenwerk. Recht boekblok. Omslag met lichte slijtage aan randen en hoeken en paar fijne leeslijntjesin de rug.…

Pp. Condition: Gut. 22 cm ; Aus dem Englischen von Friedrich Griese. Hardcoverausgabe mit Schutzumschlag, 390 Seiten. Gutes Exemplar. mhw701 ISBN: 3492029019.

Condition: Sehr gut. 8°. 390 Seiten. OPappband mit Schutzumschlag. Ein sauberes Exemplar.

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gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Gut. 390 Seiten; Das Buch befindet sich in einem gut erhaltenen Zustand. Original-Schutzumschlag vorhanden (siehe Foto). Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 600.

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22 cm, Ln., SU. Ill., graph. Darst., 390 S., Guter Zustand. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 700.

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Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

390 Seiten Zustand: Der Schutzumschlag hat leichte Gebrauchsspuren. Das Buch hat keine Beschädigungen, keine Eintragungen. Rücken, Ecken, Kanten sehr gut. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 600 Hardcover, kartoniert, mit Schutzumschlag.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 196 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. ; ISBN: 0719540186; 9780719540189 ; LC: AC5; Dewey: 500 ; OCLC: 9956905 ; light green cloth in purple and green dustjacket ; Contents: Introduction: Objectives and background of the Richard Bradford Trust / R. B. McConnell -- Television / Kenneth Clark -- That Famous Greek Wholeness / H D F Kitto -- By Their Arts You Shall Know Them / Jacquetta Hawkes -- The philosophy of Karl Popper / Peter Medawar -- Some facts and theories regarding research on the brain / David Samuel -- Nature in a mirror / Glynne Wickham -- Experiment and experience in the arts / Ernest Gombrich -- Appendix: A symposium on scientific method and the arts ; FINE/FINE. Book.…

Condition: Fine. 130 Medawar, Peter B.Medawar, Jean Medawar, Peter B. , and Medawar, Jean. Da Aristotele a zoo: dizionario filosofico di biologia. Milano A. Mondadori, 1986. Milano, A. Mondadori 1986 italiano, in ottavo 335 45206130TitoloDa Aristotele a zoo : dizionario filosofico di biologia / P. B. Medawar e J. S. MedawarPubblicazioneMilano : A. Mondadori, 1986Descrizione fisica335 p. : ill. ; 21 cm descrizione: brossuracondizioni: ottimo, normali segni del tempoNB Questo libro, in quanto usato, potrebbe presentare segni di precedenti proprietari, quali sottolineature e scritte a matita o penna oppure timbri di appartenenza, non indicate nella scheda,come pure lievi abrasioni, piccoli strappi, piegature, tracce d'umidità, ingiallimenti delle carte, incurvamenti e foxing, tipici dei libri usati. Book. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good.