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Pioneering Research
Donald W. Braben
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Description for Pioneering Research
Paperback. Explains the urgent need to maintain both the originality and freedom of expression that is so vital to our economic growth and scientific development. This book changes our understanding of the politics of scientific achievement. It is suitable for scientists, policy makers, and concerned laypeople. Num Pages: 198 pages, Illustrations , maps, ports. BIC Classification: PDK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
Ask questions not on the agenda
Explore ideas wherever they lead
Pursue goals because they're important
Create options not yet perceived
According to premier researcher Don Braben, these are the vital intellectual processes that underlie all human achievement, the kinds of risk-taking activities that have made our civilization what it is today. Yet, warns Braben, the same pioneer spirit that fueled our meteoric industrial and scientific growth is now being undermined by a growing climate of corporate caution and conformity.
In this groundbreaking manifesto on the importance of scientific ... Read more
Ask questions not on the agenda
Explore ideas wherever they lead
Pursue goals because they're important
Create options not yet perceived
According to premier researcher Don Braben, these are the vital intellectual processes that underlie all human achievement, the kinds of risk-taking activities that have made our civilization what it is today. Yet, warns Braben, the same pioneer spirit that fueled our meteoric industrial and scientific growth is now being undermined by a growing climate of corporate caution and conformity.
In this groundbreaking manifesto on the importance of scientific ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780471488521
SKU
V9780471488521
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99-50
About Donald W. Braben
DONALD W. BRABEN, PhD, is Chairman and Chief Executive of Venture Research International Ltd., and visiting professor at University College, London. With more than forty years of experience in the field of nuclear structure and high-energy physics research, Dr. Braben headed up the Venture Research Unit, a distinguished research initiative that concentrated on radical, exploratory, basic research and led to ... Read more
Reviews for Pioneering Research
“…I undeservedly recommend this book to anyone who has puzzled over the growing malaise of contemporary scientific research…Braben is literate, pithy and personable...” (Nature, Vol.433, 27th January 2005) “Braben lays out his thesis effectively in the introduction, drawing the reader to commit to the book…a stimulating read” (www.felixonline.co.uk, 2004) “…(I) recommend this book to anyone involved in ... Read more