A Field Guide for Science Writers The Official Guide of the National Association of Science Writers |
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| Editor:
| Blum, Deborah
Knudson, Mary
Henig, Robin Marantz |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-517499-1 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2005 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.99 |
Book Description:
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This is the official guide for the National Association of Science Writers. In the eight years since the publication of the first edition of A Field Guide for Science Writing, much about the world has changed. Many of the leading issues in today's political marketplace--embryonic stem cell research, global warming, health care reform, space exploration, genetic privacy, germ warfare--are informed by scientific ideas. Never has it been more crucial for the lay public to be...
More DescriptionThis is the official guide for the National Association of Science Writers. In the eight years since the publication of the first edition of A Field Guide for Science Writing, much about the world has changed. Many of the leading issues in today's political marketplace--embryonic stem cell research, global warming, health care reform, space exploration, genetic privacy, germ warfare--are informed by scientific ideas. Never has it been more crucial for the lay public to be scientifically literate. That's where science writers come in. And that's why its time for an update to the Field Guide, already a staple of science writing graduate programs across the country.