Advice to a young scientist
By: by P. B. Medawar.
Contributors: Medawar, Peter.; Medawar, Peter Brian.; Medawar, Peter Brian, Sir.
Series: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation series
Publisher: BasicBooks
Published: 1979
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 109
Copyright date: 1979
Subjects: Science -- Vocational guidance.; Sciences -- Orientation professionnelle.; sciences -- orientation professionnelle.; Science.; Vocational Guidance.
First sentence: In this book I interpret “science” pretty broadly to refer to all exploratory activities of which the purpose is to come to a better understanding of the natural world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Contents
pagenum: ix; title: Preface to the Series
pagenum: xi; title: Author's Preface
pagenum: xiii; label: 1
title: Introduction
pagenum: 1; label: 2
title: How Can I Tell if I Am Cut Out to Be a Scientific Research Worker?
pagenum: 6; label: 3
title: What Shall I Do Research On?
pagenum: 12; label: 4
title: How Can I Equip Myself to Be a Scientist or a Better One?
pagenum: 16; label: 5
title: Sexism and Racism in Science
pagenum: 20; label: 6
title: Aspects of Scientific Life and Manners
pagenum: 28; label: 7
title: Of Younger and Older Scientists
pagenum: 51; label: 8
title: Presentations
pagenum: 59; label: 9
title: Experiment and Discovery
pagenum: 69; label: 10
title: Prizes and Rewards
pagenum: 78; label: 11
title: The Scientific Process
pagenum: 82; label: 12
title: Scientific Meliorism Versus Scientific Messianism
pagenum: 95; title: Index
pagenum: 107