From Here to Infinity A Vision for the Future of Science

Name: From Here to Infinity A Vision for the Future of Science
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ISBN: 9780393063073

ISBN-10: 0393063070

ISBN-13: 9780393063073

Edition: 2012

Authors: Martin Rees

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Science is often portrayed as an obscure, difficult discipline, governed by elite researchers and inaccessible to the general public. In this riveting, inspiring new book, preeminent astrophysicist Martin Rees overturns this view, urging improved communication between researchers and laypeople. In order to shape debates over healthcare, energy policy,space travel, and other vital issues, ordinary citizens must develop a feel for science—the one truly global culture—and engage directly with research rather than relying on pundits’ and politicians’ interpretations. Recognized as an expert on the political and ethical impact of science, Rees demonstrate show we must solve the new challenges we…

Book details

List price: $23.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/18/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 144
Size: 5.80" wide x 8.60" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Martin Rees is Royal Society Research Professor at Cambridge University, Astronomer Royal of Great Britain, and author, most recently, of the bestselling "Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces That Shape the Universe".