The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing – Richard Dawkins (Edited by)

The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing edited by noted biologist and atheist Richard Dawkins is a breathtaking celebration of science writing.

Selected and introduced by Richard Dawkins, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a celebration of the finest writing by scientists for a wider audience – revealing that many of the best scientists have displayed as much imagination and skill with the pen as they have in the laboratory.

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This is a rich and vibrant collection that captures the poetry and excitement of communicating scientific understanding and scientific effort from 1900 to the present day. Professor Dawkins has included writing from a diverse range of scientists, some of whom need no introduction, and some of whose works have become modern classics, while others may be less familiar – but all convey the passion of great scientists writing about their science.

Features

• An anthology of diverse and inspiring pieces to browse and to treasure, confirming science writing as a literary genre of its own.
• Captures the poetry and excitement of scientific understanding and discovery from 1900 to the present day.
• Each essay or extract has been selected and is personally introduced by Richard Dawkins, producing a collection that is as wide-ranging and intellectually substantial as it is pleasurable to read.
• Includes extracts from the works of J.B.S. Haldane, Stephen Jay Gould, Albert Einstein, Alan Turing, Richard Feynman, C. P. Snow, James Watson, Martin Rees, Steve Pinker, Jared Diamond, and Erwin Schrodinger among others.

Links and Further Reading

• Guardian Review
• Richard Dawkins.net

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