The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2003 (Best American Science & Nature Writing)

ISBN 10: 0618178910 / ISBN 13: 9780618178919

Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2003 (Best American Science & Nature Writing)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0618178910
• ISBN 13: 9780618178919
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

The latest anthology of the finest science writing is edited by the best-selling author of The Selfish Gene and features an ecclectic array of works by notable authors--including Edward O. Wilson, Natalie Angier, Timothy Ferris, Oliver Sacks, Ian Frazier, and Stephen Pinker--on everything from the latest advances in astronomy to terminal ice and memory faults. Simultaneous.

About the Authors

Richard Dawkins taught zoology at the University of California at Berkeley and at Oxford University and is now the Charles Simonyi Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford, a position he has held since 1995. Among his previous books are The Ancestors Tale, The Selfish Gene, The Blind Watchmaker, Climbing Mount Improbable, Unweaving the Rainbow, and A Devils Chaplain. Dawkins lives in Oxford with his wife, the actress and artist Lalla Ward.

Tim Folger is a contributing editor at Discover and writes about science for several magazines.