Free Radicals: The Secret Anarchy of Science - Softcover

Brooks, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1468306715 ISBN 13: 9781468306712

Publisher: Abrams Press, 2013

Synopsis

But the truth is scientists will do anything--take drugs, follow mystical visions, lie, and even cheat--to make a discovery. In Free Radicals, physicist and journalist Michael Brooks seamlessly weaves together true stories of the "mad, bad and dangerous" (The Times) men and women who have revolutionized the scientific world into a fast-paced and thrilling exploration of the real process behind discovery. Brooks also traces the cover-up back to its source: the scientific establishment's reaction to the public fear of science after World War II. He argues that it its high time for science to come clean about just how bold and daring scientists really are.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Brooks, who holds a PhD in quantum physics, is the author of Free Radicals and 13 Things that Don’t Make Sense. He is a consultant at New Scientist and has a biweekly column for New Statesman.

Review:

"An exuberant tour through the world of scientists behaving badly." --The New York Times

"Fascinating . . . Free Radicals reminds readers that scientific advances sometimes require creativity and vision." --Philadelphia Inquirer

"Insightful." --Kirkus Reviews

About this edition

• Publisher: Abrams Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1468306715
• ISBN 13: 9781468306712
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320