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Chasing Science: Science as a Spectator Sport (edition 2000)

by Frederik Pohl

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Join science fiction master Frederik Pohl as he takes readers on a wonder-filled non-fictional journey from the ends of the earth to the edges of the universe. Part memoir, part travel guide, and part science primer, Chasing Science is Pohl's way of sharing the thrills and excitement of his life-long love affair with science. With the skill and storytelling zest that has made his award-winning science fiction popular the world over, Pohl brings to readers of Chasing Science all the excitement and fun that he's had throughout his life, as he has observed first-hand the process of scientific discovery. From tours of museums and national laboratories to a journey into the heart of a volcano, Pohl shows readers of all ages how and where they can experience the thrill of seeing various kinds of science, up close and personal.This book is a perfect item for visitors to any of the several hundred hands-on science museums - like The Exploratorium in San Francisco, the Field Museum in Chicago, and others - across the country, a complete list of which appears as an appendix.… (more)
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Title:Chasing Science: Science as a Spectator Sport
Authors:Frederik Pohl
Info:Tor Books (2000), Edition: 1st, Hardcover, 256 pages
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Join science fiction master Frederik Pohl as he takes readers on a wonder-filled non-fictional journey from the ends of the earth to the edges of the universe. Part memoir, part travel guide, and part science primer, Chasing Science is Pohl's way of sharing the thrills and excitement of his life-long love affair with science. With the skill and storytelling zest that has made his award-winning science fiction popular the world over, Pohl brings to readers of Chasing Science all the excitement and fun that he's had throughout his life, as he has observed first-hand the process of scientific discovery. From tours of museums and national laboratories to a journey into the heart of a volcano, Pohl shows readers of all ages how and where they can experience the thrill of seeing various kinds of science, up close and personal.This book is a perfect item for visitors to any of the several hundred hands-on science museums - like The Exploratorium in San Francisco, the Field Museum in Chicago, and others - across the country, a complete list of which appears as an appendix.

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