The Whens and Wheres of a Scientific Life
Series: Global Science Education;
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Product details:
- Edition number 1
- Publisher CRC Press
- Date of Publication 15 February 2021
- ISBN 9780367489717
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages176 pages
- Size 216x138 mm
- Weight 312 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 10 Illustrations, black & white 196
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Short description:
This book is an epilogue to a scientific life trilogy of books on the Hows (i.e. skills) the Whys and the Whats of a scientific life. Starting with what is science, then on to what is physics, what is chemistry and what is biology the epilogue provides an insight into everyday situations in terms of types of obstacles faced.
MoreLong description:
Big questions and issues arise about the role of the scientific life in our society and in our world. These have to do with trusting science at all, or with the wider roles of the scientist. The Whens and Wheres of a Scientific Life serves as an epilogue to author John R. Helliwell?s scientific life trilogy of books on the Hows (i.e. skills), the Whys and the Whats of a scientific life. When and where questions play a big role in major science facility decisions. When and where also play a big role in controlling a pandemic like the coronavirus COVID-19. The consequences of such work and the role science plays in society are discussed in this book.
Key Features:
- Discusses when and where we can make new and better things happen and make new discoveries. Explains whens and wheres as examples in basic science and explaining these to the public
- User friendly and concise, this text provides a wide range of examples of science and discovery
- The author has diverse experience in career development, teaching and research
- The importance of open data to the reproducibility of science are described
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Table of Contents:
Part 1 Instrumentation; The ninety degrees beryllium window; Trim the shielding; Part 2 Education and training; A joyful tutorial group; The lecture; The hopeless postgraduate student
Part 3 Conferencing; The lecture; Parallel conference sessions; The lecture chairman; Asking a question and making a comment; Part 4 Research; Alpha unfunded; The referee?.. So you want to see the data; The Editor; The Critique; Part 5Administration; The Head of Department; A pay raise; Equality of opportunity, Yes; No conflict of interest; How, Why, What, no admittance; A successful nomination but; Part 6 More joys of science; Fresh ideas; New methods; New results; New applications; Appendices
