The whens and wheres of a scientific life. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John R. Helliwell.
• Authors: Helliwell, John R
• Contents: Preface Acknowledgements About the Author Part 1 The development of my scientific life Chapter 1 When and where I embraced the scientific life Chapter 2 When did I become a crystallographer? Chapter 3 When did I begin to serve the international community of science? Chapter 4 Where did my scientific career lead me? Chapter 5 When did I become a writer of popular science books? Chapter 6 When did I become passionate about World Peace? Part 2 Where to look for your inspiration? Select your role models; here are my role models in science Chapter 7 When I was at the Physics Department at York University, UK ; My memories of Professor Michael Woolfson FRS Chapter 8 When a researcher; my collaborations with Professor Durward Cruickshank FRS Chapter 9 When I discovered the efforts for peace by esteemed crystallographer Dame Kathleen Lonsdale FRS Chapter 10 When and where I met a giant of Indian science; Professor M. Vijayan, who became President of the Indian National Science Academy Part 3 Career development Chapter 11 When should I look to my employer to facilitate career development? Chapter 12 Where do you want to get to? Career road maps Part 4 Specific examples across the disciplines of science: the when and where in basic science Chapter 13 When but not where or where but not when? The non-classical world of quantum physics for the electron and what it means for chemistry Chapter 14 When again and where again? Frequency and repetition in physics and mathematics Chapter 15 When and where to invest in a new megaproject? The proposed UK X-ray laser Chapter 16 When to move fast yet take care: Contributing to the understanding of coronavirus, covid-19 in 2020 Part 5 Where to recruit new enthusiasts? Science outreach examples Chapter 17 When and where are broader impacts of science on society Chapter 18 When I lectured at the British Association Festival of Science held at the University of Liverpool in September 2008 Chapter 19 When I presented a Discourse at The Royal Institution Part 6 Big Issues for Scientists and for Members of the Public and Schoolchildren Chapter 20 Where to place one’s trust? Chapter 21 Where are the primary experimental data? Ensuring reproducibility in science Chapter 22 When to cross the boundaries of different academic disciplines? Part 7 The role of scientists themselves, the funding agencies and government in determining the future in research and development; a very important when and where Chapter 23 Where are the scientists heading? Chapter 24 Where do funding agencies and government want to take us? Envoi Bibliography Subject index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 501; Science -- Philosophy; Scientists -- Great Britain; Crystallographers -- Great Britain
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000344189; 9781000344042; 9781003043744
• Related ISBNs: 9780367489717
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