Discusses the nature, allure, and danger of scientific curiosity. Translator(s): Otis, Laura. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 382. . 2006. Reprint. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Vacation Stories: FIVE SCIENCE FICTION TALES
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publication Date: 2006
Language: English
ISBN 10: 025207355X
ISBN 13: 9780252073557
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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Stories about the bright and dark side of scientific curiosity from a world-famous scientist

Fearing they would compromise his scientific career, neurobiologist Ram�n y Cajal waited almost twenty years to publish these stories: five ingenious tales that take a microscopic look at the nature, allure, and danger of scientific curiosity. Now available for the first time in an English paperback edition, Cajal's stories reveal a great deal about the collusion of human ambition and greed that prey on the hapless, whether in the name of science, religion, or the state. Laura Otis, whose dual background in literature and science echoes that of the author, has written a substantial introduction that describes Cajal as a scientist and an artist. She has also crafted a sparkling translation that captures the wit and imagination of the original.

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Santiago Ram�n y Cajal (1852-1934) won the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1906 for proving that neurons are independent cells.

Laura Otis is a professor of English and liberal arts at Emory University. She holds an M.A. in neuroscience, a Ph.D. in comparative literature, and is the recipient of a MacArthur "genius" grant.

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