{"product_id":"the-human-side-of-science-edison-and-tesla-watson-and-crick-and-other-personal-stories-behind-sciences-big-ideas-hardcover","title":"The Human Side of Science: Edison and Tesla, Watson and Crick, and Other Personal Stories Behind Science's Big Ideas - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur W. Wiggins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCharles M. Wynn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSidney Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis lively and humorous book focuses attention on the fact that science is a human enterprise. The reader learns about the foibles and quirks as well as the admirable ingenuity and impressive accomplishments of famous scientists who made some of the greatest discoveries of the past and present. Examples abound: James Watson and Francis Crick formed a legendary partnership that led to the discovery of DNA, but they essentially ignored the contribution of female colleague Rosalind Franklin. Later, in the race to sequence the human genome, Watson criticized J. Craig Venter's technique as a process that \"could be run by monkeys.\" Nikola Tesla once worked for Thomas Edison, but then quit after a dispute about a bonus. Robert Hooke accused Isaac Newton of stealing his ideas about optics. Plato declared that the works of Democritus should be burned. With tongue-in-cheek illustrations by renowned science cartoonist Sidney Harris, this book takes the reader behind the scenes of scientific research to shine new light on the all-too-human people who \"do\" science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur W. Wiggins\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the \u003ci\u003eJoy of Physics\u003c\/i\u003e (with cartoons by Sidney Harris) and the coauthor, with \u003cb\u003eCharles M. Wynn\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eSr.\u003c\/b\u003e, of the \u003ci\u003eThe Five Biggest Ideas in Science, Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction, The Five Biggest Unsolved Problems in Science\u003c\/i\u003e, and the textbook \u003ci\u003eNatural Science: Bridging the Gaps\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003eWynn and Wiggins have also edited\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd God said, \"Let There Be Evolution!\" Reconciling the Book of Genesis, the Qur'an and the Theory of Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e. Wiggins is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Physics, Oakland Community College in Michigan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eCharles M. Wynn Sr.\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Eastern Connecticut State University. Besides the above-named titles coauthored with Arthur W. Wiggins, Wynn is also the author of \u003ci\u003eQuantitative and Qualitative Experiments for General Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eSidney Harris\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ewas called \"America's premier science cartoonist\" by Isaac Asimov. He has contributed to \u003ci\u003eAmerican Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e for many years and provided illustrations for \u003ci\u003eThe Five Biggest Ideas in Science, Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Five Biggest Unsolved Problems in Science\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 364\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.2 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 19, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45774987854021,"sku":"9781633881563","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/bhJNqhXY1c9781633881563.webp?v=1770529229","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-human-side-of-science-edison-and-tesla-watson-and-crick-and-other-personal-stories-behind-sciences-big-ideas-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}