num_pages: 127
description: To those interested in a life in science, Sir Peter Medawar, Nobel laureate, deflates the myths of invincibility, superiority, and genius; instead, he demonstrates it is common sense and an inquiring mind that are essential to the scientist's calling. He deflates the myths surrounding scientists -- invincibility, superiority, and genius; instead, he argues that it is common sense and an inquiring mind that are essential to the makeup of a scientist. He delivers many wry observations on how to choose a research topic, how to get along wih collaborators and older scientists and administrators, how (and how not) to present a scientific paper, and how to cope with culturally "superior" specialists in the arts and humanities.
language: English
title: Advice To A Young Scientist
titlecomplete: Advice To A Young Scientist (Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Series)
genres: Medicine, Philosophy, Biology, Science, Nonfiction, Popular Science, Essays, Self Help, Research, Academia
ratings_count: 582
publisher: Basic Books