A Random Walk in Science, 1st ed Edition

by Robert L. Weber (Author, Compiler), R. L. Weber (Author)

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ISBN-13: 978-0854980277

ISBN-10: 085498027X

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This anthology provides an insight into the wit and intellect of the scientific mind through a blend of amusing and serious contributions written by and about scientists. The contributions record changing attitudes within science and mirror the interactions of science with society.

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Hardcover: 206 pages
Publisher: CRC Press; 1st ed edition (January 1, 1973)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 085498027X
ISBN-13: 978-0854980277
Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,462,679 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #16375 in Books > Science & Math > Physics
- #39327 in Books > Textbooks > Science & Mathematics

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful

A well-crafted stroll through the human endeavor of science.

By jshinkle@trinity.edu on November 25, 1998

Format: Hardcover

I have had this book for years and given away a few copies. I'm back for one more. I first read this book when a young and relatively engaged biology student. It convinced me then, as it still does today, that doing science can lead to the expression of some of the best human characteristics: honor, commitment, courage compassion...(fill in your favorite virtue). The pieces are short and well written. They are all accessible at a least some level to the lay reader, and they range from historical accounts some very odd moments to wry assesments of personalities to some outrageous stories and hilarious spoofs. Even if the details are dated, the stories have a timeless quality because they are really about the human condition. The variety of entries pretty much guarantees that any one with an interest in science will find not one but many items well worth reading

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

Required reading for any too serious scientist

By Aaron Fothergill (aaron@argonaut.com) on September 18, 1998

Format: Hardcover

I first read this book while a young and bored physics student. The excellent collection of sometimes irreverent articles soon made me realise that despite the having to wear spectacles and a white coat, being a scientist could still be fun. Read this book before you do any exams, and buy it for reference once you pass them all (also read and buy Further Random Walks in Science)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

This book is the magical catch: "A fish, So Large that even I, when telling of it, may never need to lie."

By Didaskalex VINE VOICE on February 10, 2008

Format: Paperback

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"This isn't right. This isn't even wrong." Wolfgang Pauli, on a paper of a physicist colleague

There was an electron in gold
Who said, 'Shall I do as I'm told?
Shall I snuggle down tight
With a brief flash of light
Or be Auger outside in the cold?' (Arthur Snell, Fluorescent yield)

A tour of Delightful Science:
Such stimulating tour of witty and pleasing stories, memories, biographies, poetry, vocabulary and quotations with funny drawings and caricatures invoking fresh air for a mind eager for a relaxing massage of humor and a reassuring message whispering that clever scientists can be great fun! The wonderful collection seems like a coffee table book of science delights, but for an experienced sampler, "When does jam becomes marmalade," goes beyond such differences of beer and lager to a culture gap which Kipling's statement on East and West could not console.

Creative Vocabulary!
While philology is not closely related to natural sciences, the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts claims its original aims was to "care for the study of language and literature". A conference glossary informed me on the inner meaning of scientists' papers discussions. 'The physics terms made easy' cheered me up a lot, here are selected few: Conic section: Funny paper, Cosine: The opposite of stop sign, flux: past participle of the verb 'to flex', Harmonic function: Concert, Hypotenuse: Animal like rhinoceros but with no horn on nose, normal solution: the wrong answer, statistical correlation: 36-22-35, and, Watt: will you please repeat that remark.

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Some are humorous like "Heaven is hotter than Hell" (p

By B. Peterson on July 22, 2014

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This is a very enjoyable collection of anecdotes from the history of science. Some are humorous like "Heaven is hotter than Hell" (p. 106) and some are more serious like "N rays" (p. 77). I routinely use "Alpher, Bethe and Gamov" (p. 70) as well as "N rays" in classroom discussions of scientific ethics. And there is even a you-tube version of "Turboencabulator" (p. 105) - but the written version is just as enjoyable.

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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful

funny and informative, great as present for graduation, promotion etc.

By C. Stegert on October 2, 2013

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This review is based on the German 2nd edition 1980.

Overall impression:
Once found this at a library sale and bought it out of curiosity,
Since then I bought it a couple of times for colleagues to various occasions. It's just a great choice, as it includes a lot of interesting scientific information without being just a textbook.
It's boolet had the inscription "Even science isn't always deadly serious." And that describes the character quite well.

What's in it:
But it's not just a collection of scientific humor. It gives also insight to history of science and scientists. With some exceptions the articles are short, 0.5 to 2 pages. I like the numerous short quotes, useful here and there.

To whom I recommend:
The reader should have a strong scientific interest, at best be scientist himself, otherwise a good portion of the humor gets lost. The most is concerned with physics, so the closer the reader is to that, the more fascinating the book will definitively be.
For me as marine scientist a couple of articles are just not interesting (thus 4 stars). Not keeping me from liking this book.

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