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1	The threat and the glory : reflections on science and scientists more books like this by P. B. Medawar, David Pyke "It is the great glory as it is the great threat of science that everything that is in principle possible can be done if the intention to do it is sufficiently resolute." This theme, from the title essay, runs throughout this new collection of Peter Medawar's writings. A passionate advocate of scientific endeavour, he wrote, lectured and reviewed ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| first editions
2	Advice to a Young Scientist more books like this by P B Medawar To those interested in a life in science, Sir Peter Medawar, Nobel laureate, deflates the myths of invincibility, superiority, and genius; instead, he demonstrates it is common sense and an inquiring mind that are essential to the scientists calling.. To those interested in a life in science, Sir Peter Medawar, Nobel laureate, deflates the myths ... see all copies from $5.22! new only from $15.90! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Aristotle to Zoos: A Philisophical Dictionary of Biology more books like this by Peter Brian Medawar (Editor), J S Medawar In the spirit of Voltaire--and occasionally in the spirit of P. G. Wodehouse--the Medawars have crafted for the life sciences a source of reference that is meant for browsing, a book both authoritative and tilled with delights. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.50! \| first editions
4	Pluto's Republic: Incorporating the Art of the Soluble and Induction and Intuition in Scientific Thought more books like this by Peter Brian Medawar see all copies from $22.56! new only from $181.94! \| first editions
5	Memoir of a Thinking Radish: An Autobiography more books like this by Peter Brian Medawar The self-deprecating image of man - an amalgam of Pascal's "thinking reed" and Falstaff's "forked radish" - that provides a title for Peter Medawar's autobiography stems from his belief that the professional lives of scientists usually make dull reading. Sir Peter Medawar is a scientist of world renown, a member of the Royal Society and a Fellow ... see all copies from $4.91!
6	The Uniqueness of the Individual more books like this by P B Medawar see all copies from $1.99! new only from $71.87! \| first editions
7	The life science more books like this by Peter Brian Medawar, J S Medawar see all copies from $1.99! first editions
8	Limits of Science more books like this by Peter Brian Medawar Written by the 1960 Nobel Prize winner in the field of immunology, this volume explores the nature and limitations of scientific pursuit. The three essays touch on some of mankind's greatest questions: Can science determine the existence of God? Is there one "scientific method" by which all the secrets of the universe can be discovered? The book ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
9	Induction & Intuition in Scientific Thought more books like this by Peter Brian Medawar see all copies from $7.99! new only from $15.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	The Strange Case of the Spotted Mice: And Other Classic Essays on Science more books like this by Peter Brian Medawar, Stephen Jay Gould (Foreword by) Sir Peter Medawar was not only a Nobel prize-winning immunologist but also a wonderful writer about science and scientists. Described by the Washington Post as a 'genuinely brilliant popularizer' of science, his essays are remarkable for their clarity and wit. This entertaining selection presents the very best of his writing with a new Foreword by ... see all copies from $7.95! new only from $13.73!
11	A Dictionary of Scientific Quotations more books like this by A L MacKay, MacKay L MacKay, Peter Brian Medawar (Foreword by) Science affects us all - in the words of Albert Einstein, 'The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking'. It is therefore fascinating to discover the thoughts of scientists, philosophers, humanists, poets, theologians, politicians, and other miscellaneous mortals on this most important of subjects. "A Dictionary of ... see all copies from $3.12! new only from $38.81! \| SVS
12	Memoir of a Thinking Radish more books like this by Peter Brian Medawar Written by the 1960 Nobel Prize winner in the field of immunology, this volume explores the nature and limitations of scientific pursuit. The three essays touch on some of mankind's greatest questions: Can science determine the existence of God? Is there one "scientific method" by which all the secrets of the universe can be discovered? The book ... see all copies from $2.31! first editions

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