Scientific Freedom (eBook)

The Elixir of Civilization

Donald W. Braben (Autor)

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2008 | 1. Auflage
220 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-24571-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Scientific Freedom outlines what needs to be done to restore the freedom that can transform scientific understanding. The author defines Transformative Research (Venture Research) and explains how an initiative might be designed and implemented; discusses the revolutionary concept of low-risk, high-reward research; explains the wider significance of instability, and introduces the formidable Damocles Zone; explores threats to the university as an institution; and describes how a Transformative Research initiative might work in practice.

Autor

Donald W. Braben, PhD, is founder and Chief Executive of Venture Research International Ltd., and Visiting Professor at University College London. Dr. Braben spent sixteen years in nuclear structure and high-energy physics research and also held positions at the Cabinet Office in Whitehall, the Science Research Council in London, and the Bank of England. He is also the author of Pioneering Research: A Risk Worth Taking (Wiley) and To Be a Scientist.

Inhalt

List of Posters.

Preface.

Introduction.

Chapter 1. The Damocles Zone.

Chapter 2. Scientific Freedom and Transformative research.

Chapter 3. Mismanagement by Objectives: The Need for FreshApproaches.

Chapter 4. Searching for Planck's Successors.

Chapter 5. Universities for the Twenty-First century: the Casefor a Fifth Revolution.

Chapter 6. Venture (or Transformative) Research: How IT Works inPractice.

Chapter 7. The Venture Research Harvest.

Bibliography.

Index.

Rezensionen

"The real value of the book is that it shows that unconstrainedfunding can really work and it tells us how." (ChemBioChem,November 2008)

"Braben does an excellent job of highlighting the need toreassess the selection criteria used to decide what scientificprojects receive funding. The arguments provided throughout thevolume's seven chapters are compelling, and although the bookdiscusses issues in various scientific disciplines in some detail,it is accessible even to those who lack expertise in a given field.This volume is highly recommended for anyone with a generalinterest in the history of science or the current state ofscientific research." (Quarterly Review of Biology, December2008)

"Braben's bold thinking examines a problem that for toolong has been largely ignored and gives a timely warning."(Chemistry World, September 2008)

"Scientific Freedom is a timely, eye-opening book on the currentstate of scientific research." (SirReadaLot.org, February22, 2008

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.3.2008
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Allg. Naturwissenschaft • Business & Management • Gemeinnützige Organisationen / Management u. Führung • Gemeinnützige Organisationen / Management u. Führung • General Science • Geschichte • Geschichte der Medizin u. Naturwissenschaften • History • History of Science & Medicine • Non-Profit Organizations / Management Leadership • Wirtschaft u. Management • Wissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 0-470-24571-9 / 0470245719
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-24571-2 / 9780470245712