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Dancing Naked in the Mind Field

By Kary Mullis

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| Paperback | 9780679774006

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Book Description

Here is a multidimensional playland of ideas from the world's most eccentric Nobel-Prize winning scientist. Kary Mullis is legendary for his invention of PCR, which redefined the world of DNA, genetics, and forensic science. He is also a surfer, a veteran of Berkeley in the sixties, and perhaps the Continue

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In one of the most celebrated expressions of scientific humility, Isaac Newton said that he felt himself to have been ‘only like a boy playing on the seashore . . . whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me’. Kary Mullis approach ... (read full critics)

lrb published on Fri, 3 Sep 2010

1 Review

Out of the ordinary? It's up to you to decide: this Nobel laureate asks the King of Sweden, during the official celebrations for the prestigious award, "half of his kingdom", "not to bore him" with talks of science.
A well written book will advance daring theories in an amusing tone. Although o ... (continue)

Out of the ordinary? It's up to you to decide: this Nobel laureate asks the King of Sweden, during the official celebrations for the prestigious award, "half of his kingdom", "not to bore him" with talks of science.
A well written book will advance daring theories in an amusing tone. Although one might disagree with this scientist, the book is certainly worth a reading!

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