Scientific Freedom outlines what needs to be done to restore the freedom that can transform scientific understanding. The author defines Transformative Research (Venture Research) and explains how an initiative might be designed and implemented; discusses the revolutionary concept of low-risk, high-reward research; explains the wider significance of instability, and introduces the formidable Damocles Zone; explores threats to the university as an institution; and describes how a Transformative Research initiative might work in practice.
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Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of Posters.Preface.
Introduction.
Chapter 1. The Damocles Zone.
Chapter 2. Scientific Freedom and Transformative research.
Chapter 3. Mismanagement by Objectives: The Need for Fresh Approaches.
Chapter 4. Searching for Planck’s Successors.
Chapter 5. Universities for the Twenty-First century: the Casefor a Fifth Revolution.
Chapter 6. Venture (or Transformative) Research: How IT Works in Practice.
Chapter 7. The Venture Research Harvest.
Bibliography.
Index.
Über den Autor
Donald W. Braben, Ph D, is founder and Chief Executive of Venture Research International Ltd., and Visiting Professor at University College London. Dr. Braben spent sixteen years in nuclear structure and high-energy physics research and also held positions at the Cabinet Office in Whitehall, the Science Research Council in London, and the Bank of England. He is also the author of Pioneering Research: A Risk Worth Taking (Wiley) and To Be a Scientist.
Sprache Englisch ● Format PDF ● Seiten 220 ● ISBN 9780470245712 ● Dateigröße 1.1 MB ● Verlag John Wiley & Sons ● Erscheinungsjahr 2008 ● herunterladbar 24 Monate ● Währung EUR ● ID 2315577 ● Kopierschutz Adobe DRM
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