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1	Advice to a Young Scientist more books like this by Peter Brian Medawar add to wishlist 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 $3.76! new only from $11.74! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The threat and the glory : reflections on science and scientists more books like this by P. B. Medawar, David Pyke add to wishlist "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 $36.94! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Pluto's Republic: Incorporating the Art of the Soluble and Induction and Intuition in Scientific Thought more books like this by Peter Brian Medawar add to wishlist see all copies from $45.63!
4	Memoir of a Thinking Radish: An Autobiography more books like this by Peter Brian Medawar add to wishlist 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 $2.21! new only from $29.99! \| first editions
5	Memoir of a Thinking Radish more books like this by Peter Brian Medawar add to wishlist Sir Peter Medawar is a scientist of world renown, receiving among his many honours the Nobel Prize in 1960, for his work on immunology and organ transplantation. This modestly-titled book - deriving from Pascal's 'thinking reed' and Falstaff's 'forked radish' - is a fascinating autobiography of an exceptional man. An incisive and witty writer, he ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
6	Induction & Intuition in Scientific Thought more books like this by Peter Brian Medawar add to wishlist see all copies from $6.80! first editions \| SVS
7	Aristotle to Zoos: A Philisophical Dictionary of Biology more books like this by Peter Brian Medawar (Editor), J S Medawar add to wishlist 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 $34.00! \| first editions \| SVS
8	A Dictionary of Scientific Quotations more books like this by Alan L MacKay, MacKay L MacKay, Peter Brian Medawar (Foreword by) add to wishlist 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 $5.70! new only from $43.58! \| SVS
9	The Uniqueness of the Individual more books like this by P B Medawar add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
10	The Limits of Science more books like this by P. B. Medawar add to wishlist "Science," writes Sir Peter Medawar, "is incomparably the most successful enterprise human beings have ever engaged upon." In this brief, brilliant book the Nobel laureate explores the nature and limitations of scientific pursuit. The three essays included touch on some of the largest questions known to man: Can science determine the existence of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions \| SVS
11	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) add to wishlist 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 $4.00! new only from $38.47! \| first editions
12	La Amenaza y La Gloria more books like this by Peter Medawar add to wishlist see all copies from $42.00! new only from $42.00!
13	Die Kunst Des Lösbaren. Reflexionen Eines Biologen by Peter B. add to wishlist see all copies from $32.76!
14	The life science more books like this by Peter Brian Medawar, J S Medawar add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
15	de Aristteles a Zoolgicos: Un Diccionario Filosfico de Biolog-A by Sir Peter Brian Medawar add to wishlist Este libro es una afortunada combinacin de una amplia cultura humanstica y de un slido conocimiento de los avances y problemas de la ciencia biolgica; este diccionario se propone no slo como una obra de consulta, sino tambin como una posibilidad de ejercer el placer de la lectura. see all copies from $15.67! new only from $15.67! \| SVS
16	Historia de un Rbano Pensante: Autobiografia by Sir Peter Medawar, Juan Jose Utrilla (Translator) add to wishlist En una faceta diferente de su rostro ya conocido, el riguroso investigador Peter Medawar nos ofrece ahora un libro donde rene ancdotas, remembranzas y reflexiones sobre su labor cientfica de toda una vida, y nos introduce a conocer aspectos inslitos de su personalidad. see all copies from $11.64! new only from $11.64! \| SVS

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