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Informationen zum Autor Michael Brooks is the author of the bestselling non-fiction title 13 Things That Don´t Make Sense. He holds a PhD in quantum physics! is a consultant at New Scientist and writes a weekly column for the New Statesman. Klappentext This thrilling exploration of some of the greatest breakthroughs in science reveals the extreme lengths some scientists go to in order to make their theories public. Fraud! suppressing evidence and unethical or reckless PR games are sometimes necessary to bring the best and most brilliant discoveries to the world's attention. Inspiration can come from the most unorthodox of places! and Brooks introduces us to Nobel laureates who get their ideas through drugs! dreams and hallucinations. Science is a highly competitive and ruthless discipline! and only its most determined and passionate practitioners make headlines - and history. Scientists present themselves as cool, logical and level-headed, but the truth is they will do anything: take drugs, steal, lie and even cheat - in the pursuit of new discoveries Zusammenfassung For more than a century! science has cultivated a sober public image for itself. But the truth is very different: many of our most successful scientists have more in common with libertines than librarians. This thrilling exploration of some of the greatest breakthroughs in science reveals the extreme lengths some scientists go to in order to make their theories public. Inspiration can come from the most unorthodox of places: Nobel laureates sometimes get their ideas through drugs! dreams and hallucinations. Science is a highly competitive and ruthless discipline! and only its most determined and passionate practitioners make headlines - and history. That´s why fraud! suppressing evidence and unethical or reckless PR games are sometimes necessary to bring the best and most brilliant discoveries to the world´s attention. In science! anything goes. ...
