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Oxford Dictionary of Scientific Quotations Bynum, W.F. Edition: 2005 Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated Number of Pages: 728 ISBN10: 0198584091 ISBN13: 9780198584094 Dimensions: 6.50" w x 9.40" l x 1.80" h Weight: 2.68 lbs. Binding: Trade Cloth Language: English List Price: 65.00

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The great ideas of science, from the first 'Eureka!' to the cloning of Dolly the sheep, can all be found in this collection. An essential reference tool, it also presents the human face of science, as scientists talk about achievements and failures in their own lives, and in those of others.The original words announcing great scientific discoveries, from the first 'Eureka!' to the cloning of Dolly...The great ideas of science, from the first 'Eureka!' to the cloning of Dolly the sheep, can all be found in this collection. An essential reference tool, it also presents the human face of science, as scientists talk about achievements and failures in their own lives, and in those of others.The original words announcing great scientific discoveries, from the first 'Eureka!' to the cloning of Dolly the sheep, can all be found in this fascinating new collection, a major addition to the world-famous 'Oxford Quotations' range. An essential reference tool, put together over 15 years with the assistance of a distinguished team of specialist advisers, it includes full author descriptions, exact sources, and a word-finding index for easy reference. Scholarly but accessible, it also presents the human face of science, as scientists reflect on achievements and failures in their own lives and those of others. Darwin not only describes natural selection, but carefully assesses the pros and cons of marriage, while James Clerk Maxwell constructs an electric but poetic Valentine as well as his 'demon'. From Archimedes to Einstein and beyond, the Oxford Dictionary of Scientific Quotations charts the progress of the great ideas of science. 'Schrdinger's wave-mechanics is not a physical theory but a dodge - and a very good dodge too.' Arthur Eddington 'I have little patience with scientists who take a board of wood, look for its thinnest part and drill a great number of holes where drilling is easy.' Albert Einstein 'Science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated.' Rosalind Franklin 'I do not feel obliged to believe that that same God who has endowed us with senses, reason, and intellect has intended to forgo their use and by some other means to give us knowledge which we can attain by them.' Galileo Galilei 'I try to identify myself with the atoms...I ask what I would do if I were a carbon atom or a sodium atom.' Linus PaulingAn excellent job. The ODSQ is a valuable reference book that is both instructive and fun to browse."An exquisite treasury of scientific thought and sensibilities....Neatly arranged and easy to read.... Librarians, historians, scientists, and lovers of science and history: make space on your shelf for this impressive anthology of scientific wisdom."--Library Journal "Now more than a half-century old, The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations... arrives in a freshly updated sixth edition. The old warhorse sources are still there -- Shakespeare, the Bible, Samuel Johnson and of course Anonymous. They are now joined by George W. Bush (three quotes dealing with terrorism and the 'axis of evil' line), Ari Fleischer and Johnny Cash, among others. A useful book for anyone who writes or has to make speeches."--Houston ChronicleGreat stuff.Impressive Tome....An aexcellent reference work but also perfect for browsingmarvellous...There are other dictionaries of scientific quotations. But this extraordinay compliation is infinately richer than a trawl through existing collections nor is it like most dictionaries of quotations, which often deal in sound-bites.Serendipitous is the word for this book stuffed with memorable words.The dictionary is a good source material, richly produced in the best Oxford University Press manner.Introduction Quotations Index"This collection charts the progress of the great ideas of science. Ten or twenty aptly-chosen quotations taken from the writings of a great scientist can genuinely provide a digest of their most important scientific perceptions and findings. Enquire within to find the key passages from Darwin's Origin of Species and Newton's Principia Mathematica, the letters of Michael Faraday, the writings of Galileo, and Watson and Crick's famous paper on 'Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids', to name but a few." "It includes quotations not just by scientists but by non-scientists about science. It thereby affords a wider picture of the metaphysical, social, cultural, and artistic standing of science down the ages, from classical times to today's world." "Compiled over 15 years with the assistance of a distinguished team of specialist advisers, the Oxford Dictionary of Scientific Quotations includes full author descriptions, exact sources, and a word-finding index for easy reference."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved (more) (less)