Curious Minds by John Brockman

Curious Minds by John Brockman

Curious Minds is a book of original, autobiographical essays by twenty-seven scientists, including Paul Davies, Richard Dawkins, Daniel C. Dennett, Freeman Dyson, Murray Gell-Mann, Nicholas Humphrey, Lynn Margulis, Steven Pinker and Robert M. Sapolsky. Each writer attempts to identify that moment or those influences in his or her youth which triggered the determination to become a scientist. Was there a particular event or set of circumstances? To what extent did parents, peers of teachers contribute? Why mathematics rather than psychology; why biology rather than physics? What were the turning points, mistakes, epiphanies? Personal, passionate, revealing, enthralling, Curious Minds tells as much about life as it does about science.

An engrossing treat of a book.. Crammed with hugely enjoyable anecdotes...You'll have a wonderful time reading these reminiscences * New Scientist *
These essays offer the idiosyncrasy and curiosity value that we expect of good, narrative history, combined with much fine writing... Absorbing and persuasive in just the way good stories are * Nature *
consistently enthralling memoirs by leading thinkers...the result is a remarkably dud-free collection * Observer *

John Brockman is founder and CEO of Brockman, Inc., an international literary and software agency; president of Edge Foundation, Inc.; publisher and editor of Edge, a Web site presenting the third culture in action; and co-founder of rightscenter.com, Inc., an Internet company. He is the author and/or editor of four books about science. He lives in New York.

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ISBN 13	9780099592877
ISBN 10	0099592878
Title	Curious Minds
Author	John Brockman
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Vintage Publishing
Year published	2013-11-05
Number of pages	256
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