Who's Bigger?

Who's Bigger?

Author: Steven Skiena

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 393

ISBN-13: 1107041376

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In this fascinating book, Steve Skiena and Charles Ward bring quantitative analysis to bear on ranking and comparing historical reputations by aggregating the traces of millions of opinions, just as Google ranks webpages. They present rankings of more than one thousand of history's most significant people in science, politics, entertainment, and all areas of human endeavor.


Road To Scientific Success, The: Inspiring Life Stories Of Prominent Researchers (Volume 1)

Road To Scientific Success, The: Inspiring Life Stories Of Prominent Researchers (Volume 1)

Author: Deborah D L Chung

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2006-03-20

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9814479519

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This is the inaugural volume of a new book series entitled The Road to Scientific Success: Inspiring Life Stories of Prominent Researchers. Authoritative scientists such as Nobel Prize laureates Douglas D Osheroff and Herbert A Hauptman and US National Medal of Science recipients Paul Ching-Wu Chu and Eli Ruckenstein describe their life experiences in relation to how success was attained, how their careers were developed, how their research was steered, how priorities were set, and how difficulties were faced.These keys to success serve as a useful guide for anyone who is looking for advice on how to direct their career and conduct scientific research that will make an impact. The focus on the road to success (rather than scientific findings) and on personal experience aims to inspire and encourage readers to achieve greater success themselves.The objectives of this book series are:• To motivate young people to pursue their vocations with rigor, perseverance and direction• To inspire students to pursue science or engineering• To enhance the scientific knowledge of students, including those that do not major in science or engineering• To help parents and teachers prepare the next generation of scientists or engineers• To increase the awareness of the general public to the advances of science• To provide a record of the history of science


Road To Scientific Success, The: Inspiring Life Stories Of Prominent Researchers (Volume 2)

Road To Scientific Success, The: Inspiring Life Stories Of Prominent Researchers (Volume 2)

Author: Deborah D L Chung

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2013-09-09

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 9814541931

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This is Volume 2 of the book series The Road to Scientific Success: Inspiring Life Stories of Prominent Researchers. Authoritative scientists describe their life experiences in relation to how success was attained, how their careers were developed, how their research was steered, how priorities were set, and how difficulties were faced.These keys to success serve as a useful guide for anyone looking for advice on how to direct their career and conduct scientific research that will make an impact. The focus on the road to success (rather than scientific findings) and on personal experience aims to inspire and encourage readers to achieve greater success themselves.The objectives of this book series are:


Road To Scientific Success, The: Inspiring Life Stories Of Prominent Researchers (Volume 3)

Road To Scientific Success, The: Inspiring Life Stories Of Prominent Researchers (Volume 3)

Author: Deborah D L Chung

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2023-05-12

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 9811247285

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The book is unique in its emphasis on the road to scientific success rather than the science itself. Scientists communicate much on their science through research publications, but they tend to talk much less, if at all, on the challenges encountered on the road to success. Information on the road to scientific success is helpful to people that are considering embarking on the journey on this road or are in the middle of the journey on this road. These people need inspiration and encouragement. Unless the information is recorded, it would be lost.The objectives of this book series are to: