A Distant Light: Scientists and Public Policy

by Henry W. Kendall

Book Overview

A collection of essays by a Nobel Prize Laureate on a wide range of problems facing the world, and the role of scientists in solving them. Kendall was one of a group of physicists who founded the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and is currently chairman of its board of directors. UCS is today a voice of authority in US government science policy, particularly with regard to environment issues. Together, these essays represent both the successes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387988335
• ISBN13: 9780387988337
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"