Random Walk Science by Weber R L (29 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. The Institute of Physics, London, 1975. Hard cover. Book condition : Very good to near fine, appears little read. Covers protected with clear plastic.Book will be sent by UK postal service. Inventory #022897.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1987 edition of a 1973 title. Original pictorial dustjacket uniformly spine-sunned and a little creased. Closed tear at the lower edge. Red cloth gilt very clean. Pages very clean & tight. No inscriptions. Illustrated. 206 pages. An attractive copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1975 reprint of a 1973 title. Hardback, in a clear plastic dustjacket. Red pictorial cloth gilt very clean. Pages very clean & tight. No inscriptions. Illustrated. 206 pages.

Hard covers. Condition: V.g. No Jacket. 1st edition. With polyester wrapper. Weight: 1 Language: English.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A Random Walk in Science: An Anthology Compiled by the Late R L Weber (1913-1997) (illustrator). Reprint. Hardback prev owners name inside slightly sunned d/j spine A Random Walk in Science an Anthology.Includes Illustrations. Diagrams. Book overview: This anthology provides an insight into the wit and intellect of the scientific mind through a blend of amusing and serious contributions written by and about scientists. The contributions record changing attitudes within science and mirror the interactions of science with society. Editorial Review-Kirkus Reviews Copyright (c) VNU Business Media, Inc. An anthology of articles on the foibles of science--pure and applied--and the follies of scientists, written mostly by themselves (heavy on the physicists). Most of the pieces have been gathered from publications such as the American Journal of Physics, but there are excerpts from Aristophanes, Swift, Goethe and Carroll. Many demonstrate a pungent capacity for self-parody, as in ""The High.More Energy Physics Coloring Book"" or ""The Uses of Fallacy"" (""in reductio ad nauseum the lecturer's aim is to get everyone in the class asleep and not taking notes""). Occasionally, the jokes are lead balloons (""'What is v? ' 'Planck's constant. ' 'And h? ' 'The length of the plank'""), and one sometimes gets the impression that scientists are patting each other on the back for having a sense of humor. A few of the pieces make serious points about the practices of researchers. An engaging ""play of intellectual high spirits, or high intellectual spirits.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Nice copy of this 206 page, illustrated anthology of science writings. Minor fading of cover. Book.

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

1995 RPT FINE / FINE.

Hardcover. Text Figures (illustrator). First Edition. Copyright Date: 2002 Sm Quarto, , PP.266, An Anthology Very Good, Number 336 Penned To Title Page.

reprint orig. cloth Nice copy octavo 206pp., b/w ills.,

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Owner personalization inked on FEP. Spine slightly cocked. Sunning on spine. Small open tear on spine crown. Light shelfwear on spine crown and heel and panel corners. ; 206 pages.

Reprinted. 241 x 162 mm. 8vo. xvii, 206 pp. Illus. Pictorial red cloth. Fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. dust jacket has heavy sunning, minor wear, chipping and rubbing, book has minor wear, corners lightly bumped, binding tight, ink writing in front free end paper, xvii + 206 pages, 133 brief essays on scientists, science and life in general, bw illustrations Size: 6.25 x 9.2.

hardback with dust jackets Nice copies octavo xvii + 206, xv + 208pp., col. & b/w pls., text ills., Neat ownership signatures o/w nice copies in like unclipped dust jackets.

8608.WEBER R. L. 1973 A RANDOM WALK IN SCIENCE. AN ANTHOLOGY` 203PP. ILLUSTRATED. HARD COVER WITH A DUST JACKET. THREE CLOCKS ON DUST JACKET. NEAR FINE CONDITON. FIRST EDITION. (BS-132).