Publication

2001 - Times Books/Henry Holt, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

62,500 words, Guess

Page Count

250 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • LCCQ141 .D74 2001
  • LCCQ141.D74 2001

Alternate Titles

  • New York times.

Description

"In these thirty-eight interviews, originally published in the weekly Science Times section of The New York Times, Claudia Dreifus brings all of her colorful personality to bear on her subjects, as well as an arsenal of philosophy, literature, current events, and an unmistakable curiosity. As each conversation unfolds, we learn surprising and fascinating things about some of the most intriguing figures and issues in science today."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

Sir Martin Rees, 55, one of the world's leading theorists on cosmic evolution, the Astronomer Royal of Great Britain and author of Before the Beginning: Our Universe and Others (Addison-Wesley, 1997), was in the United States this month to receive the Franklin Institute's $250,000 Bower Award for "achievement in science."

Subjects

Genres

  • Interviews

Other Editions

  • Scientific conversations: interviews on science from the New York timesTimes Books/Henry Holt2001-01-01

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