Screen LibraryHow scientists communicate : dispatches from the frontiers of knowledge /
"Let's start with a simple question: what do scientists actually do? In most cases , they do research, the goal of which is to learn more about the world in all its aspects, whether the topic is our own bodies, the smallest particles which make up matte
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | [2020] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Let's start with a simple question: what do scientists actually do? In most cases , they do research, the goal of which is to learn more about the world in all its aspects, whether the topic is our own bodies, the smallest particles which make up matte |
| Carrier Form: | xi, 205 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [201]-202) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780190936600 (hardback : alkaline paper) : 0190936606 (hardback : alkaline paper) |
| Index Number: | Q223 |
| CLC: |
H315 N04 |
| Call Number: | N04/K295 |
| Contents: | A brief history of scientific communication -- What does a scientific paper say? -- The scientific voice -- The perils of peer review -- What happens after publication? -- Ethical issues in scientific writing -- Conferences and presentations -- Expandin |