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On the Art and Craft of Doing Science by Kenneth Catania (2025, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPrinceton University Press

ISBN-100691249261

ISBN-139780691249261

eBay Product ID (ePID)25068263635

Product Key Features

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameOn the Art and Craft of Doing Science

SubjectStudy & Teaching, General, Research & Methodology

Publication Year2025

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaScience

AuthorKenneth Catania

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight8.8 Oz

Item Length7.9 in

Item Width6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2024-023701

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"A smooth read that could provide major takeaways for a broad audience, whether you are early in your career, a tenured professor, or someone who is outside academic science. . . . The lessons from history as well as Catania's own work are relatable, regardless of where you are in your career." ---Kevin Neumann, Integrative and Comparative Biology

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal501

SynopsisA scientist's personal reflections on how to harness creativity and curiosity to generate new ideas and discover the unexpected Like any creative endeavor, science can be a messy and chaotic affair. On the Art and Craft of Doing Science shares the creative process of an innovative and accomplished scientist, taking readers behind the scenes of some of his most pioneering investigations and explaining why the practice of science, far from being an orderly exercise in pure logic, is a form of creative expression like any other art. Kenneth Catania begins by discussing how ideas set the stage for scientific breakthroughs and goes on to describe ways to approach experimental design. He sheds light on the importance of art in making discoveries and demonstrates how to find and tell a compelling story about a scientific result while accurately communicating its findings. What role does failure play in science? Is it possible to fail better? How do you define success? Catania provides insights to these and other questions, along the way sharing the lessons he's learned from diverse figures ranging from science philosopher Thomas Kuhn to novelist Stephen King. Blending illuminating historical examples with insights from Catania's own groundbreaking research in biology and neuroscience, On the Art and Craft of Doing Science draws parallels with art and writing to reveal the creative side to the practice of good science.

LC Classification NumberQ172.5.C74C37 2025