New Celebrity Scientists - Out of the Lab and Into the Limelight

Informationen zum Autor By Declan Fahy Klappentext Fahy profiles an array of publicly-and internationally-prominent scientists, exploring how they captured popular imagination, achieved celebrity, and used their ideas to influence our understanding of the world. Zusammenfassung Fahy profiles an array of publicly—and internationally—prominent scientists, exploring how they captured popular imagination, achieved celebrity, and used their ideas to influence our understanding of the world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments1-A Brief History of Scientific Celebrity2-The Paradoxical Fame of Stephen Hawking3-Richard Dawkins's Image Problem4-Steven Pinker's Academic Stardom5-The Political Celebrity of Stephen Jay Gould6-Fame and the Female Scientist-Susan Greenfield7-The Reluctant Fame of James Lovelock8-The Charming Stardom of Brian Greene9-Neil deGrasse Tyson's Star Quality10-A New Scientific EliteNotesIndexAbout the Author

Product details

• Authors: Declan Fahy, Fahy Declan
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.03.2015
• EAN: 9781442233423
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-3342-3
• No. of pages: 298
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; Science: general issues, Collected biographies, SCIENCE / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology, Biography: science, technology & medicine, Biography: science, technology and medicine