In this wide-ranging collection of essays, Nobel Prize-winner Pierre de Gennes, one of the world's leading experts on these strange forms of matter, addresses topics ranging from soft-matter physics to the activities of science: the role of individual or team work, the relation of discovery to correction, and the interplay of conscience and knowledge. In the best tradition of science writing, this book teaches readers about both our world and ourselves.
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In this wide-ranging collection of essays, Nobel Prize-winner Pierre de Gennes, one of the world's leading experts on these strange forms of matter, addresses topics ranging from soft-matter physics to the activities of science: the role of individual or team work, the relation of discovery to correction, and the interplay of conscience and knowledge. In the best tradition of science writing, this book teaches readers about both our world and ourselves.
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