Curious Minds How a Child Becomes a Scientist
Curious Minds: How a Child Becomes a Scientist by John Brockman, published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on September 13, 2005, is a reprint edition comprising 256 pages in English. This book explores the formative experiences that lead individuals to pursue careers in science, featuring contributions from 27 notable scientists. Each narrative reveals personal moments of inspiration, showcasing the diverse paths that shaped their scientific journeys.
Readers will find a collection of illuminating memoirs that blend personal anecdotes with insightful reflections on the nature of scientific inquiry. The stories highlight various influences, from philosophical debates to pivotal readings, that sparked curiosity and passion for science. With subjects rooted in biography and the intersection of science and technology, this book invites contemplation on what distinguishes the scientific mindset and the experiences that cultivate it.
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What makes a child decide to become a scientist?
•For Robert Sapolsky–Stanford professor of biology–it was an argument with a rabbi over a passage in the Bible.
•Physicist Lee Smolin traces his inspiration to a volume of Einstein’s work, picked up as a diversion from heartbreak.
•Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, a psychologist and the author of Flow, found his calling through Descartes.
Murray Gell-Mann, Nicholas Humphrey, Freeman Dyson . . . 27 scientists in all write about what it was that sent them on the path to their life’s work. Illuminating memoir meets superb science writing in stories that invite us to consider what it is–and what it isn’t–that sets the scientific mind apart.
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