C. Renee James

Science Unshackled (eBook, ePUB)

How Obscure, Abstract, Seemingly Useless Scientific Research Turned Out to Be the Basis for Modern Life

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

An "entertaining, informative, and thought-provoking" look at the world of pure science and how obscure research leads to major changes in our world (John M. Henshaw, University of Tulsa, author ofA Tour of the Senses). With a novelistic style, C. Renée James reveals how obscure studies of natural phenomena-including curved space-time, poisonous cone snails, exploding black holes, and the precise chemical makeup of the sun-led unexpectedly to WiFi, GPS, genetic sequencing, pain medications, and cancer treatments. Science Unshackled brings both science and scientists to life and shows how simple curiosity can result in life-changing breakthroughs. Scientists engaged in what is known as basic research never know when exploring small questions will have big impacts. But, by following the scientific method, disciplined inquiry can lead to wondrous and practical discoveries that benefit all of us in the end. The next time someone asks you why "the government" wastes its money on weird research, recall the intriguing stories James has told and tell them the answer.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781421415017
• Artikelnr.: 41465953

Autorenporträt

C. Renée James is a professor of physics at Sam Houston State University. She is the author of Seven Wonders of the Universe That You Probably Took for Granted, also published by Johns Hopkins.