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Passionate Minds - The Inner World of Scientists (Hardcover)
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Passionate Minds - The Inner World of Scientists (Hardcover)
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The popular stereotype of the scientist as mad boffin or weedy nerd
has been peddled widely in film and fiction, with the implication
that the world of science is far removed from the intellectual and
emotional messiness of other human activities. In Passionate Minds,
distinguished scientist Lewis Wolpert investigates the style and
motivation of some of the most eminent scientists in the world. In
this stimulating collection of conversations, scientists in fields
as diverse as particle physics and evolutionary biology explore how
their backgrounds have shaped their careers and discoveries - how
being an outsider or an "innocent" can play an invaluable role in
overcoming conventional barriers to new understanding. Being a
little crazy does seem to help. As Nobel laureate for physics
Sheldon Glashow says, "If you would simply take all the kookiest
ideas of the early 1970s and put them together you would have made
for yourself the theory which is, in fact, the correct theory of
nature, so it was like madness..." These personal explorations with
individual scientists are not only accessible and truly fascinating
in their insights into the minds of some of the greatest men and
women of science, but they also provide a strong case that the life
and works of our leading scientists are at least as illuminating
and interesting as the personalities of the latest literary
prizewinners. A sequel to A Passion for Science, this book will
delight and intrigue scientists and non-scientists alike.
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