The Further Inventions of Daedalus

By David E.H. Jones

Book Overview

One of the longest-running jokes on the scientific scene, the "Daedalus" column began in New Scientist in the mid-1960s and transferred to Nature in the 1980s. Each week it offers a new scheme to challenge accepted notions of scientific principles, schemes that are neither feasible nor completely absurd. Always entertaining, the Daedalus schemes often have a serious purpose and raise crucial questions about science (sample title: "A Womb with a View, or At Least a Phone").

This delightful book compiles roughly one hundred of David Jones's popular columns, each of which exhibits a keen and approachable mixture of entertaining and thought-provoking material. Like the collection of articles that came before it, this work will appeal to a broad audience of the scientifically curious.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198504691
• ISBN13: 9780198504696
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.8" x 9.8"