Publishing and the Advancement of Science: From Selfish Genes to Galileo's Finger

by Michael Rodgers

Book Overview

Popular science books, selling in their thousands -- even millions -- help us appreciate breakthroughs in understanding the natural world, while highlighting the cultural importance of scientific knowledge. d104books bring these same advances to students; the scientists of tomorrow. But how do these books come about? And why are some of them so spectacularly successful?This is the first ever insider's account of science publishing, written by an editor...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783263717
• ISBN13: 9781783263714
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Imperial College Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"