ABSTRACT
Big questions and issues arise about the role of the scientific life in our society and in our world. These have to do with trusting science at all, or with the wider roles of the scientist. The Whens and Wheres of a Scientific Life serves as an epilogue to author John R. Helliwell’s scientific life trilogy of books on the Hows (i.e. skills), the Whys and the Whats of a scientific life. When and where questions play a big role in major science facility decisions. When and where also play a big role in controlling a pandemic like the coronavirus COVID-19. The consequences of such work and the role science plays in society are discussed in this book.
Key Features:
- Discusses when and where we can make new and better things happen and make new discoveries. Explains whens and wheres as examples in basic science and explaining these to the public
- User friendly and concise, this text provides a wide range of examples of science and discovery
- The author has diverse experience in career development, teaching and research
- The importance of open data to the reproducibility of science are described
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|39 pages
The Development of My Scientific Life
part II|26 pages
Where to Look for Your Inspiration? Select Your Role Models; Here Are My Role Models in Science
chapter Chapter 8|5 pages
When a Researcher; My Collaborations with Professor Durward Cruickshank FRS
chapter Chapter 9|5 pages
When I Discovered the Efforts for Peace by Esteemed Crystallographer Dame Kathleen Lonsdale FRS
part III|8 pages
Career Development
part IV|20 pages
Specific Examples Across the Disciplines of Science: The When and Where in Basic Science
chapter Chapter 14|3 pages
When Again and Where Again? Frequency and Repetition in Physics and Mathematics
chapter Chapter 15|4 pages
When and Where to Invest in a New Megaproject? The Proposed UK X-ray Laser
chapter Chapter 16|4 pages
When to Move Fast Yet Take Care
part V|20 pages
Where to Recruit New Enthusiasts? Science Outreach Examples
part VI|17 pages
Big Issues for Scientists and for Members of the Public and Schoolchildren
chapter Chapter 21|4 pages
Where Are the Primary Experimental Data? Ensuring Reproducibility in Science
part VII|11 pages
The Role of Scientists Themselves, the Funding Agencies and Government in Determining the Future in Research and Development: a Very Important When and Where