Luminous fish : tales of science and love / Lynn Margulis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Margulis, Lynn, 1938-2011.

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Scientists--Fiction.

Scientists.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

180 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub., [2007]

Summary:

This collection of linked stories by internationally renowned evolutionist Lynn Margulis reveals science from the inside--its thrills, disappointments, and triumphs. A largely fictional account, it draws on her decades of experience to portray the poor judgment, exhaustion, and life-threatening dedication of real scientists--their emotional preoccupations, sexual distractions, and passions for research. The esoteric, demanding, sometimes exhilarating world of science emerges from the shadows of its passive narrative into the sunlight of the personal voice of those who attempt to wrench secrets directly from nature. All of us who struggle to balance family, professional, and social commitments with intellectual quest will be intrigued by the humanity of these tales.

Notes:

"Originally published as Peces luminosos: historias de amor y ciencia by Tusquets Editorial, Barcelona, 2002."--T.p. verso.

"A Sciencewriters Book."

Stories, fictional and memoir, of scientists in work and in love.

ISBN:

9781933392332

1933392339

OCLC:

70921406