Eureka: Discovering Your Inner Scientist

by Chad Orzel

Book Overview

When it comes to science, too often people say "I just don't have the brains for it" -- and leave it at that. Why is science so intimidating, and why do people let themselves feel this way? What makes one person a scientist and another disinclined even to learn how to read graphs? The idea that scientists are people who wear lab coats and are somehow smarter than the rest of us is a common, yet dangerous, misconception that puts science on an intimidating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465074960
• ISBN13: 9780465074969
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.2"