Cosmic Rays : Essays on Science and Technology from Royal Institution

Catlow, Richard (editor); Greenfield, Susan (editor)

ISBN 10: 019851557X / ISBN 13: 9780198515579

Published by Oxford University Press, Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A., 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cosmic Rays : Essays on Science and Technology from Royal Institution
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 019851557X
• ISBN 13: 9780198515579
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science

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Synopsis

Since its foundation in 1799, the Royal Institution of Great Britain has inspired enthusiasm and excitement for science, as a means to understanding the world around us. The Friday Evening Discourses were initiated by Michael Faraday in 1826 and are one of the most prestigious series of popular science lectures in the world.

This new selection of essays from the Royal Institution offers fascinating and authoritative accounts of current thinking in diverse areas of science, ranging from cosmic rays to the development of new materials that seem to have a life of their own. Also in this collection are essays that consider how scientists can better convey their work to the general public and to a younger generation.

About the Author

Professor Richard Catlow is Director of the Davy Faraday Laboratory of the Royal Institution. Professor Susan Greenfield is Director of the Royal Insititution and a well-known writer and broadcaster on science.