Free Radicals

The Secret Anarchy of Science

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Other Sciences, Methodology, History, Biography & Memoir, Reference
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Author: Michael Brooks ISBN: 9781468301717
Publisher: ABRAMS (Ignition) Publication: April 26, 2012
Imprint: ABRAMS Press Language: English
Author: Michael Brooks
ISBN: 9781468301717
Publisher: ABRAMS (Ignition)
Publication: April 26, 2012
Imprint: ABRAMS Press
Language: English

“An exuberant tour through the world of scientists behaving badly” (The New York Times).

They may have a public image as cool, logical, levelheaded types. But in reality, scientists will do pretty much anything—take drugs, follow mystical visions, lie, and even cheat—to make a discovery.

In Free Radicals, physicist and journalist Michael Brooks seamlessly weaves together true stories of the “mad, bad and dangerous” men and women who have revolutionized the scientific world, and offers a fast-paced and thrilling exploration of the real process behind discovery (The Times, London). Brooks also traces the cover-up back to its source: the scientific establishment’s reaction to the public fear of science after World War II. He argues that it its high time for science to come clean about just how bold and daring scientists really are.

“Not all scientists are nerds. In Free Radicals, physicist Michael Brooks tries to dispel the notion that scientists are stuffy, pen-protector-polishing bookworms.” —The Washington Post

“Insightful . . . A page-turning, unvarnished look at the all-too-human side of science.” —Kirkus Reviews

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“An exuberant tour through the world of scientists behaving badly” (The New York Times).

They may have a public image as cool, logical, levelheaded types. But in reality, scientists will do pretty much anything—take drugs, follow mystical visions, lie, and even cheat—to make a discovery.

In Free Radicals, physicist and journalist Michael Brooks seamlessly weaves together true stories of the “mad, bad and dangerous” men and women who have revolutionized the scientific world, and offers a fast-paced and thrilling exploration of the real process behind discovery (The Times, London). Brooks also traces the cover-up back to its source: the scientific establishment’s reaction to the public fear of science after World War II. He argues that it its high time for science to come clean about just how bold and daring scientists really are.

“Not all scientists are nerds. In Free Radicals, physicist Michael Brooks tries to dispel the notion that scientists are stuffy, pen-protector-polishing bookworms.” —The Washington Post

“Insightful . . . A page-turning, unvarnished look at the all-too-human side of science.” —Kirkus Reviews

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