We are all Stardust: scientists who shaped our world talk about their work, their lives, and what they...

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Stefan Klein Ross Benjamin

We are all Stardust

scientists who shaped our world talk about their work, their lives, and what they still want...

Stefan Klein, Ross Benjamin

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Scribe Publications
18 November 2015

Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science

World-leading natural and social scientists shed light on their discoveries and lives in conversation with an award-winning science writer. When acclaimed science writer Stefan Klein asks Nobel Prize - winning chemist Roald Hoffmann what sets scientists apart, Hoffmann says, 'First and foremost, curiosity.'

In this collection of intimate conversations with 19 of the world's best-known scientists, Klein lets us listen in as today's leading minds reveal what they still hope to discover - and how their paradigm-changing work entwines with their lives outside the lab. From the sports car that physicist Steven Weinberg says helped him on his quest for 'the theory of everything' to the jazz musicians who gave psychologist Alison Gopnik new insight into raising children, scientists explain how they find inspiration everywhere.

Hear from: evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins on selfishness; anthropologist Sarah Hrdy on motherhood; primatologist Jane Goodall on animal behaviour; neuroscientist V. S. Ramachandran on consciousness; geographer Jared Diamond on chance in history; And other luminaries!

By: Stefan Klein
Translated by: Ross Benjamin
Imprint: Scribe Publications
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 208mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 309g
ISBN: 9781925106992
ISBN 10: 1925106993
Publication Date: 18 November 2015
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for We are all Stardust: scientists who shaped our world talk about their work, their lives, and what they still want to know

The dazzling clutch of scientific minds caught in mid-thought here makes for a read that provokes thought... Delights abound.;- Nature;; An exceedingly welcome volume that will expose readers to all manner of topics that are likely new to them in a manner that focuses first on the lively personalities of the scientists, while slowly diving into their work. Surprises abound... and the book's diversionary aspect can not be overrated. Truly enjoyable. ;- Booklist;; Strongly recommended for biography readers and science enthusiasts who want to take a look at what events have shaped the lives of influential scientists, and how their scientific discoveries have changed the way they see the world. ;- Universe Today