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Author: Reed Business Information
Publisher: Reed Business Information
Keywords: scientist, new
Number of Pages: 84
Published: 1989-12-16
eBookDB-ID: 02624079
New Scientist magazine was launched in 1956 "for all those men and women who are interested in scientific discovery, and in its industrial, commercial and social consequences". The brand's mission is no different today - for its consumers, New Scientist reports, explores and interprets the results of human endeavour set in the context of society and culture.
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Author: Martin David Kamen
Publisher: University of California Press
Keywords: nuclear, memoir, politics, science, radiant
Number of Pages: 372
Published: 1985-03-11
ISBN-10: 0520049292
ISBN-13: 9780520049291
Portrays the life of the scientist, describes his contributions to pioneering atomic research, and examines the House Un-American Activities Committee's investigation of him
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Author: Jacques Vallee
Publisher: Jacques Vallee
Keywords: scientist, computer, confessions, revolution, network
Number of Pages: 228
Published: 1982-10-01
ISBN-10: 091590473X
ISBN-13: 9780915904730
Traces the evolution of computers, looks at the structure and capabilities of computer networks and predicts how they will affect society
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Author: Engineering and Public Policy Committee on Scien
Publisher: National Academies Pre
Keywords: research, third, conduct, responsible, guide, scientist
Number of Pages: 82
Published: 2009-03-27
ISBN-10: 0309119707
ISBN-13: 9780309119702
The scientific research enterprise is built on a foundation of trust. Scientists trust that the results reported by others are valid. Society trusts that the results of research reflect an honest attempt by scientists to describe the world accurately and without bias. But this trust will endure only if the scientific community devotes itself to exemplifying and transmitting the values associated with ethical scientific conduct. On Being a Scientist was designed to supplement the informal lessons in ethics provided by research supervisors and mentors. The book describes the ethical foundations
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