We Are All Stardust: Scientists Who Shaped Our World Talk about Their Work, Their Lives, and What They Still Want to Know

Author:   Stefan Klein ,  Ross Benjamin
Publisher:   Experiment
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9781615190591


Pages:   288
Publication Date:   03 November 2015
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Stefan Klein ,  Ross Benjamin
Publisher:   Experiment
Imprint:   Experiment
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 20.60cm
Weight:   0.295kg
ISBN:  

9781615190591


ISBN 10:   1615190597
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   03 November 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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An exceedingly welcome volume that will expose readers to all manner of topics that are likely new to them in a manner that focuses first on the lively personalities of the scientists, while slowly diving into their work. Surprises abound. . . and the book s diversionary aspect can not be overrated. Truly enjoyable. Booklist


An exceedingly welcome volume that will expose readers to all manner of topics that are likely new to them in a manner that focuses first on the lively personalities of the scientists, while slowly diving into their work. Surprises abound. . . and the book s diversionary aspect can not be overrated. Truly enjoyable. Booklist The dazzling clutch of scientific minds caught in mid-thought here makes for a read that provokes thought. . . . Delights abound. --Nature [Klein's] interview subjects explain their science clearly and display their passions vividly, making this an engaging introduction to a great breadth of scientific topics. --American Scientist An exceedingly welcome volume that will expose readers to all manner of topics that are likely new to them in a manner that focuses first on the lively personalities of the scientists, while slowly diving into their work. Surprises abound. . . and the book's diversionary aspect can not be overrated. Truly enjoyable. --Booklist This work will enthrall popular science lovers and STEM enthusiasts. --Library Journal Strongly recommended for biography readers and science enthusiasts who want to take a look at what events have shaped the lives of influential scientists, and how their scientific discoveries have changed the way they see the world. --Universe Today The dazzling clutch of scientific minds caught in mid-thought here makes for a read that provokes thought. . . . Delights abound. Nature [Klein s] interview subjects explain their science clearly and display their passions vividly, making this an engaging introduction to a great breadth of scientific topics. American Scientist An exceedingly welcome volume that will expose readers to all manner of topics that are likely new to them in a manner that focuses first on the lively personalities of the scientists, while slowly diving into their work. Surprises abound. . . and the book s diversionary aspect can not be overrated. Truly enjoyable. Booklist This work will enthrall popular science lovers and STEM enthusiasts. Library Journal Strongly recommended for biography readers and science enthusiasts who want to take a look at what events have shaped the lives of influential scientists, and how their scientific discoveries have changed the way they see the world. Universe Today


The dazzling clutch of scientific minds caught in mid-thought here makes for a read that provokes thought. . . . Delights abound. --<b><i>Nature</i></b> [Klein's] interview subjects explain their science clearly and display their passions vividly, making this an engaging introduction to a great breadth of scientific topics. --<b><i>American Scientist</i></b> An exceedingly welcome volume that will expose readers to all manner of topics that are likely new to them in a manner that focuses first on the lively personalities of the scientists, while slowly diving into their work. Surprises abound. . . and the book's diversionary aspect can not be overrated. Truly enjoyable. --<b>Booklist</b> This work will enthrall popular science lovers and STEM enthusiasts. --<b><i>Library Journal</i></b> Strongly recommended for biography readers and science enthusiasts who want to take a look at what events have shaped the lives of influential scientists, and how their scientific discoveries have changed the way they see the world. --<b>Universe Today</b>


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Stefan Klein, PhD, a trained physicist, is a longtime and internationally acclaimed science writer and journalist. His many books include the #1 international bestseller The Science of Happiness and have been translated into twenty-five languages. Ross Benjamin is a translator of German literature and a writer. He has received the prestigious Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize (2010) as well as a National Endowment for the Arts Translation Fellowship (2012).

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