Bootstrap Geologist
My Life in Science
Biography & Memoir, Reference, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science
| Author: | Gene Shinn | ISBN: | 9780813047492 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Florida | Publication: | April 9, 2013 |
| Imprint: | University Press of Florida | Language: | English |
| Author: | Gene Shinn |
| ISBN: | 9780813047492 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Florida |
| Publication: | April 9, 2013 |
| Imprint: | University Press of Florida |
| Language: | English |
In Bootstrap Geologist Shinn enthusiastically shares the highs and lows of his remarkable life. Taking readers around the globe as well as below the ocean, he recounts the painstaking process of data gathering that can lead to paradigm-breaking discoveries. He emphasizes the importance of field science and pointedly addresses the use and abuse of scientific research and the emergence of market-funded research.
In Bootstrap Geologist Shinn enthusiastically shares the highs and lows of his remarkable life. Taking readers around the globe as well as below the ocean, he recounts the painstaking process of data gathering that can lead to paradigm-breaking discoveries. He emphasizes the importance of field science and pointedly addresses the use and abuse of scientific research and the emergence of market-funded research.
