The Life Scientific: Explorers by Anna Buckley - ISBN: 9781474608091
Paperback
Meet the brilliant minds pushing the boundaries of scientific discovery.

The Life Scientific: Explorers

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    13 October 2020

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Summary

Inside the lives of the scientists who are exploring the world, our universe, the past and ourselves.

Based on the interviews broadcast on BBC Radio 4’s hugely popular series, THE LIFE SCIENTIFIC: EXPLORERS takes science out of its box and introduces us to the men and women who make it happen.

The explorers featured in this volume include: Michele Dougherty, the mathematician who persuaded the Cassini mission to Saturn to make a diversion; Richard For…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781474608091
ISBN-10:1474608094
Author:Anna Buckley
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:13 October 2020
Weight:240g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 26mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘Both inspirational and richly human, the book offers a compelling picture of science at the cutting edge’

This excellent series specialises in guests who are both fascinating and admirable - Radio Times

Science, in this series, has been taken out of its box and brought to life, vividly, unforgettably - The Spectator

About The Author

Anna Buckley

Anna Buckley is the series producer of The Life Scientific on BBC Radio 4 and has worked with Jim Al-Khalili since the programme was launched in 2011. Offering a refreshing mix of the personal and the scientific, The Life Scientific transformed the way science, and scientists, were talked about on radio and beyond. It is one of the most popular programmes on BBC Radio 4, attracting more than two million listeners every week.

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