The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing | 
 enlarge | Creator: Richard Dawkins
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Pages: 448
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.7
ISBN: 0199216800
Dewey Decimal Number: 500
EAN: 9780199216802
ASIN: 0199216800
Publication Date: June 15, 2008
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Boasting almost one hundred pieces, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a breathtaking celebration of the finest writing by scientists--the best such collection in print--packed with scintillating essays on everything from "the discovery of Lucy" to "the terror and vastness of the universe."
Edited by best-selling author and renowned scientist Richard Dawkins, this sterling collection brings together exhilarating pieces by a who's who of scientists and science writers, including Stephen Pinker, Stephen Jay Gould, Martin Gardner, Albert Einstein, Julian Huxley, and many dozens more. Readers will find excerpts from bestsellers such as Douglas R. Hofstadter's Godel, Escher, Bach, Francis Crick's Life Itself, Loren Eiseley's The Immense Journey, Daniel Dennett's Darwin's Dangerous Idea, and Rachel Carson's The Sea Around Us. There are classic essays ranging from J.B.S. Haldane's "On Being the Right Size" and Garrett Hardin's "The Tragedy of the Commons" to Alan Turing's "Computing Machinery and Intelligence" and Albert Einstein's famed New York Times article on "Relativity." And readers will also discover lesser-known but engaging pieces such as Lewis Thomas's "Seven Wonders of Science," J. Robert Oppenheimer on "War and Physicists," and Freeman Dyson's memoir of studying under Hans Bethe.
A must-read volume for all science buffs, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a rich and vibrant anthology that captures the poetry and excitement of scientific thought and discovery.
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Excellent selections January 6, 2009
W. Jamison (Eagle River, Ak United States)
Excellent selections! This collection includes some of my favorites and many others that should be. This book serves as an encouragement to read much more. Thanks to RD for the choices.
One odd note: Doug H is referred to as "one-off among scientists".
Modern Science Writing December 1, 2008
Ralph D. Hermansen (Lake Isabella, CA United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you like science, you should really enjoy this new book by Richard Dawkins. I know that I savored it! Being retired, I start the day looking out over Lake Isabella and surrounding Sierras from my eagle's perch view. With a cup of coffee, in my comfortable recliner, and with a good book, I experience the pleasure that I worked for those many years. This book was one of the better ones. Richard Dawkins showed a new side of himself. He shared his admirations and delights as he introduced his favorite science writers. I feel the link to his delights.
Ralph Hermansen 12/01/08
Richard Dawkins: Modern Science Writing October 28, 2008
John F. Curtis
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Fantastic collection of important works and thoughts. Intelligent and insightful commentary explains background and significance of each entry.
Beautiful book of science August 29, 2008
R. Erazo (Denton,TX USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is a must read for every science lover. Moreover for every person who is truly interested about the wonders, mysteries and surprises of science. A book of intellectual honesty that should belong to any private or public library.
Regarding Science-Ejected Vitalism, 2008: August 1, 2008
Robert J. Cullen (Bridgeport, CT)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
What a breath of fresh air, in these times of alt.med. vitalistic spiritistic woo, to hear an actual scientist state how nonscientific vitalism and dualism actually are, and I quote:
"life is the execution of programs written using a small digital alphabet in a single, universal machine language. This realization was the hammer blow that knocked the last nail in the coffin of vitalism and, by extension, of dualism. The hammer was wielded, with undisguised youthful relish, by James Watson and Francis Crick [p.030...] for me, the greatest achievement of Watson and Crick was to turn genetics from a branch of wet and squishy physiology into a branch of information technology, in the process slaying, as I suggested above, the ghost of vitalism [p.226]."
-r.c.
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