Advice to a Young Scientist

Informationen zum Autor P. B. Medawar Klappentext Sir Peter Medawar deflates the myths surrounding scientists- -invincibility, superiority, genius; instead, he argues that it is common sense and an inquiring mind that are essential to the makeup of a scientist. Zusammenfassung To those interested in a life in science, Sir Peter Medawar, Nobel laureate, deflates the myths of invincibility, superiority, and genius; instead, he demonstrates it is common sense and an inquiring mind that are essential to the scientist's calling. He deflates the myths surrounding scientists -- invincibility, superiority, and genius; instead, he argues that it is common sense and an inquiring mind that are essential to the makeup of a scientist. He delivers many wry observations on how to choose a research topic, how to get along wih collaborators and older scientists and administrators, how (and how not) to present a scientific paper, and how to cope with culturally "superior" specialists in the arts and humanities.

Product details

• Authors: P B Medawar, P. Medawar, P. B. Medawar, Peter Brian Medawar
• Publisher: Basic Books Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 24.06.1981
• EAN: 9780465000920
• ISBN: 978-0-465-00092-0
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 205 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Ser
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies