Description
The new book from the BBC Radio 4 hit series The Life Scientific
Inside the lives of the scientists who are exploring our world, our universe, our past, ourselves.
Based on interviews broadcast on BBC Radio 4's hugely popular series, The Life Scientific takes science out of its box and introduces us to the men and women who make it happen.
The explorers in this volume include Michele Dougherty, the mathematician who directed the Cassini mission to Saturn, and Helen Sharman, the first British person in space. Jane Francis shares the joys of camping in Antarctica, Colin Pillinger relives his mission to put the Beagle 2 lander on Mars and Henry Marsh shares his thoughts about slicing through our thoughts. Brian Cox tells why he gave up pop music for quantum mechanics, and Nobel Prize winner John Sulston remembers why he thought it might be a good idea to sequence the human genome.
About the Author
Anna Buckley is the series producer of The Life Scientific on BBC Radio 4 and has worked with Jim Al-Khalili since the programme was launched in 2011. Offering a refreshing mix of the personal and the scientific, The Life Scientific transformed the way science, and scientists, were talked about on radio and beyond. It is one of the most popular programmes on BBC Radio 4, attracting more than two million listeners every week.
Reviews
'Both inspirational and richly human, the book offers a compelling picture of science at the cutting edge' * TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT *
'Anna Buckley, the producer of The Life Scientific, distils the scientists' passions skilfully into print' * Sunday Times, Science Books of the Year 2018 *
Book Information
ISBN 9781474608091
Author Anna Buckley
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Weight(grams) 240g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm * 26mm
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