THE OXFORD BOOK OF MODERN SCIENCE WRITING

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 pleasureable to read.
Includes extracts from the works of J.B.S. Haldane, Stephen Jay Gould, Albert Einstein, D'Arcy Thompson, Alan Turing, Richard Feynman, C.P. Snow, James Watson, Martin Rees, Steve Pinker, Jared DIamond, and Erwin Schrodinger among others.
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.
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.
Readership: Anyone with an interest in science and literature, including - but not limited to - readers of popular science; scientists, both professional and undergraduate; those interested in the history of science; writers; students of literature; and others from non-scientific backgrounds.
Part I: What Scientists Study
Part II: Who Scientists Are
Part III: What Scientists Think
Part IV: What Scientists Delight In