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Curious Minds: How A Child Becomes a Scientist
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John Brockman (editor)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Publication date
August 1, 2004
Pages
236
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780375422911
ISBN-10
0375422919
Dimensions
0.75 by 6 by 8.50 in.
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$23.95
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
In a collection of incisive essays, twenty-seven of the world's leading scientists--including Robert Sapolsky, Lee Smolin, Mary Catherine Bateson, Janna Levin, Nicholas Humphrey, Freeman Dyson, and others--reflect on the key moments, experiences, and events in their childhoods that set them on first the course of pursuing a scientific career. 30,000 f irst printing.
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Hardcover
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from Pantheon Books (August 1, 2004)
9780375422911 | details & prices | 236 pages | 6.00 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $23.95
About: Twenty-seven scientists write about their earliest inspirations and the childhood events that motivated them to become scientists.
About: Twenty-seven scientists write about their earliest inspirations and the childhood events that motivated them to become scientists.
Paperback
from Vintage Uk (November 5, 2013)
9780099592877 | details & prices | 256 pages | List price $16.90
Reprint edition from Vintage Books (September 13, 2005)
9781400076864 | details & prices | 236 pages | 5.00 × 7.50 × 0.60 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $16.00
About: In a collection of incisive essays, twenty-seven of the world's leading scientists--including Robert Sapolsky, Lee Smolin, Mary Catherine Bateson, Janna Levin, Nicholas Humphrey, Freeman Dyson, and others--reflect on the key moments, experiences, and events in their childhoods that first set them on the course of pursuing a scientific career.
About: In a collection of incisive essays, twenty-seven of the world's leading scientists--including Robert Sapolsky, Lee Smolin, Mary Catherine Bateson, Janna Levin, Nicholas Humphrey, Freeman Dyson, and others--reflect on the key moments, experiences, and events in their childhoods that first set them on the course of pursuing a scientific career.
Prebinding
from Turtleback Books (September 13, 2005)
9781417757381 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $25.70
About: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
About: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
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