The new celebrity scientists: out of the lab and into the limelight
Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fahy, Declan (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham [u.a.] Rowman & Littlefield 2015
Subjects:
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-267) and index
A brief history of scientific celebrity -- The paradoxical fame of Stephen Hawking -- Richard Dawkins's image problem -- Steven Pinker's academic stardom -- The political celebrity of Stephen Jay Gould -- Fame and the female scientist : Susan Greenfield -- The reluctant fame of James Lovelock -- The charming stardom of Brian Greene -- Neil DeGrasse Tyson's star quality -- A new scientific elite
Physical Description:IX, 287 S. Ill., graph. Darst. 24 cm

There is no print copy available.

Interlibrary loan Place Request Caution: Not in THWS collection!