How does a person become a scientist? What special talents,
aptitudes, and qualities of character are needed? Why is science
important and how should it be used by society? There is no better
way to learn about scientists and the whole scientific enterprise
than by talking to scientists themselves.
These fifteen biographies, written by promising young students from
the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, reveal the many
interesting human factors that influenced the lives of successful
scientists: how they chose their individual career paths, what
obstacles they had to overcome along the way, and where they think
science will lead society in the future. They also convey the
excitement of discovery that both these established scientists and
their young biographers share as they explore their particular
scientific interests.
The various biographies cover a wide range of fascinating
personalities and their disciplines: Clifford Geertz (cultural
anthropology), Mary Claire-King (genetics), Marvin Minsky
(artificial intelligence), Story Musgrave and Sally Ride
(astronautics), Steven Pinker (psychology/cognitive science), F.
Sherwood Rowland (chemistry), Vera Rubin (astronomy), Paul Sereno
(paleontology), George Smoot (astrophysics), Charles Townes and
Edward Witten (physics), Geerat Vermeij (geology), E. O. Wilson
(sociobiology), and Dawn Wright (oceanography).
This inspiring project, all directed by Nobel Prize-winning
physicist Leon M. Lederman, is especially welcome at a time when
there is widespread concern about the declining level of scientific
literacy among Americans. Truly fascinating in content and
presentation, these inspiring biographies show that science is a
many-faceted and thrilling voyage of discovery.
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