{"product_id":"whats-of-a-scientific-life","title":"Whats of a Scientific Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book completes a scientific life trilogy of books following on from the Hows (i.e. skills) and the Whys is now the Whats of a scientific life. Starting with just what is science, then on to what is physics, what is chemistry and what is biology\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe book discusses career situations in terms of types of obstacles faced. There follow examples of what science has achieved as well as plans and opportunities. The contexts for science are dependencies of science on mathematics, how science cuts across disciplines, and the importance of engineering and computer software. What science is as a process is that it is distinctly successful in avoiding or dealing with failures. Most recently a radical change in what is science is the merger of the International Council of Scientific Unions and the International Social Sciences Council. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDissects what is science and its contexts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides wide ranging case studies of science and discovery based directly on the author’s many decades in science\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe author has outstanding experience in mentoring and career development, and also in outreach activities for the public and students of all ages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe world of science today involves a merger of ‘the sciences’ and the ‘social sciences’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54259380093272,"sku":"9781032337852","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781032337852_f299fce3-bf60-47a8-8655-e5984b84109a.jpg?v=1778820366","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/whats-of-a-scientific-life","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}