| Description |
This book was originally intended as ˜How to do science™, or ˜How to be a scientist™, providing guidance for the new scientist, as well as some reminders and tips for experienced researchers. Such a book does not need to be written by the most expert or most famous scientist, but by one who likes to see the rules of play laid out concisely. It does need to be written by a working scientist, not by a philosopher of science. The first half of the book, called ˜Scientist's Toolbox", retains this original focus on what Jerome Brumer called the structure of science -- its methodologies and logic. This objective is still present in the second half of the book, ˜Living Science". In researching that section, however, I was fascinated by the perspectives of fellow scientists on ˜What it is like to be a scientist." Encountering their insights into the humanity of science, I found resonance with my already intense enjoyment of the process of science. Gaither and Cavazon-Gaither [2000] provide many additional scientific quotations on the experience of science. |
