Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Bioethics for Scientists Bioethics for Scientists Professor John Bryant A dictionary definition of Bioethics is, 'the ethics, or moral principles and rules of conduct, of medical and biological research'. This book is an introductory text of just biological and not medic… OL15181236W
Time, love, memory Time, love, memory Jonathan Weiner The story of a biologist's search for the foundations of behavior. Looking over the shoulder of some of the premier scientists in the field, biologist Weiner takes us into their laboratories to show … OL15845535W
Ethics in science and engineering Ethics in science and engineering J. G. Speight "For engineering and scientific endeavors to progress there must be generally accepted ethical guidelines in place to which engineers and scientists must adhere. This book explores the various scient… OL16450719W
Galileo's middle finger Galileo's middle finger Alice Domurat Dreger "An investigation of some of the most contentious debates of our time, Galileo's Middle Finger describes Alice Dreger's experiences on the front lines of scientific controversy, where for two decades… OL19996771W
Science and the Good Science and the Good James Davison Hunter,Paul Nedelisky This book explains why efforts to create a scientific basis of morality are neither scientific nor moral. In this illuminating book, James Davison Hunter and Paul Nedelisky trace the origins and deve… OL20381326W
Before the Fall-Out Before the Fall-Out Diana Preston On December 26, 1898, Marie Curie announced the discovery of radium and observed that "radioactivity seems to be an atomic property." Some 47 years later, her startling insight was on full and horrif… OL2098736W
Oppenheimer Oppenheimer Charles Thorpe At a time when the Manhattan Project was synonymous with large-scale science, physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904–67) represented the new sociocultural power of the American intellectual. Catapulte… OL235743W
The noble lie The noble lie Greenberg, Gary "In The Noble Lie, controversial science writer Gary Greenberg takes a penetrating look at common and accepted medical practices and opinions that, while they may be beneficial for society and help u… OL3948711W