Jeff's views on science and scientists / Gottfried Schatz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schatz, G. (Gottfried)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science.

Scientists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Subtitle on cover: Essays from FEBS letters

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Jeff's Views provide witty, insightful, and thought-provoking looks into the life of a modern scientist. From starting off to letting go, Gottfried ("Jeff?) Schatz leads us through the trials and triumphs of scientific life. With his tongue firmly in his cheek, and his humour always intact, the Austrian essayist leads us through the confusing and seemingly insurmountable hill that is the career path of European scientists. In addition to giving useful insights into how to get funding, give seminars, and still find time to make that leading edge scientific discovery, Jeff explores the philosoph

Contents:

Front Cover; JEFF'S VIEW: on science and scientists; Copyright Page; Content; Foreword; About the author; Chapter 1. Letter to a young scientist; Chapter 2. How (not) to give a seminar; Chapter 3. Me and my genome; Chapter 4. My other genomes; Chapter 5. The tragic matter; Chapter 6. My secret university; Chapter 7. Mighty manganese; Chapter 8. My two blues; Chapter 9. Postdocs; Chapter 10. The art of stepping back; Chapter 11. Networks, fretworks; Chapter 12. Euro-Blues; Chapter 13. The severed chains; Chapter 14. Five easy steps to get rid of your lab; Chapter 15. The risks of playing safe

Chapter 16. Chauvinism in scienceChapter 17. Letting go; Epilogue; Acknowledgments

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-281-01299-8

9786611012991

0-08-049592-3

OCLC:

476070724