ISBN: 9781421415000 - science unshackled: how obscure, abstract, seemingly useless scientific research turned out to be the basis for modern life (27 resultados)

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Hardcover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. New hardcover in like DJ. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. 216 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Fascinating stories that describe the unlikely path from quirky idea to useful and essential knowledge. Why in the world are we paying for all this "basic" research? The answer to this question becomes clear in this romp through the "seemingly useless" world of pure science, where one thing leads to another in ways that result in major scientific advancements. 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 basic research, funded in large part by governments around the globe and throughout the centuries, 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. .…

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Quarter red over black paper-covered boards, with black spine lettering. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. A tight, clean copy, with prior owner's neat embossed stamp on front endpaper. Red endpapers. Octavo, 198 pages including index. Address how abstract, curiosity-driven scientific research from quantum mechanics to pulsars unexpectedly gave rise to technologies that define the modern world. James, professor of physics at Sam Houston State University, is also the author of "Seven Wonders of the Universe That You Probably Took for Granted" and "Nuclear Fusion: The Race to Build a Mini-Sun on Earth.".…

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Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. Why in the world are we paying for all this "basic" research? The answer to this question becomes clear in this romp through the "seemingly useless" world of pure science, where one thing leads to another in ways that result in major scientific advancements. With a novelistic style, C. Renee 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 basic research, funded in large part by governments around the globe and throughout the centuries, 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. 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. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Fascinating stories that describe the unlikely path from quirky idea to useful and essential knowledge.Why in the world are we paying for all this 'basic' research The answer to this question becomes clear in this romp through the 'seemingly useless' world of pure science, where one thing leads to another in ways that result in major scientific advancements. 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 basic research, funded in large part by governments around the globe and throughout the centuries, 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.…

Gebunden. Condición: New. 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.&Uumlber den AutorC. Renee James (SPRING, TX) is a professor of phy.

Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. Why in the world are we paying for all this "basic" research? The answer to this question becomes clear in this romp through the "seemingly useless" world of pure science, where one thing leads to another in ways that result in major scientific advancements. With a novelistic style, C. Renee 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 basic research, funded in large part by governments around the globe and throughout the centuries, 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. 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. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. …