Falling for science : objects in mind /
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Imprint: | Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2008. |
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Description: | xii, 318 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7095898 |
Summary: | A love for science can start with a love for an object - be it a fishing rod or a microscope. In this collection, distinguished scientists, engineers and designers describe how objects encountered in childhood became part of the fabric of their scientific selves. |
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Physical Description: | xii, 318 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-304) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780262201728 0262201720 |