The Life Scientific

Explorers

Anna Buckley

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Weidenfeld & Nicolson
01 October 2018

Biography: science, technology & engineering; Mathematics & Sciences; History of science; Popular science

Inspiring life stories from BBC Radio 4's hit series The Life Scientific

'In showing non-scientists why science offers so many paths to discovery it has no equal' Gillian Reynolds, Telegraph

Based on Jim Al-Khalili's ground-breaking interviews, The Life Scientific: Explorers takes science out of its box and introduces us to the men and women who make it happen.

The explorers featured in this volume include: Michele Dougherty, the mathematician who persuaded the Cassini mission to Saturn to make a diversion; Richard Fortey on his love of trilobites; Monica Grady, Meteorite Lady; neurosurgeon Henry Marsh on slicing through our thoughts; the Director of the British Antarctic Survey, Jane Francis; Jocelyn Bell Burnell describing how she missed out on a Nobel Prize; Brian Cox on quantum mechanics; and Nobel Prize winner John Sulston on why he thought it would be a good idea to sequence the human genome.

By: Anna Buckley
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 220mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 460g
ISBN: 9781474607483
ISBN 10: 1474607489
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 01 October 2018
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Anna Buckley is the series producer of The Life Scientific on BBC Radio 4.

Reviews for The Life Scientific: Explorers

'Anna Buckley, the producer of The Life Scientific, distils the scientists' passions skilfully into print' * Sunday Times, </i>Science Books of the Year 2018<i> * 'Both inspirational and richly human, the book offers a compelling picture of science at the cutting edge' * TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT *