The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing

Selected and introduced by Richard Dawkins, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a celebration of the finest writing by scientists for a wider audience - revealing that many of the best scientists have displayed as much imagination and skill with the pen as they have in the laboratory. This is a rich and vibrant collection that captures the poetry and excitement of communicating scientific understanding and scientific effort from 1900 to the present day.

• An anthology of diverse and inspiring pieces to browse and to treasure, confirming science writing as a literary genre of its own.
• Captures the poetry and excitement of scientific understanding and discovery from 1900 to the present day.
• Each essay or extract has been selected and is personally introduced by Richard Dawkins, producing a collection that is as wide-ranging and intellectually substantial as it is pleasureable to read.
• Includes extracts from the works of J.B.S. Haldane, Stephen Jay Gould, Albert Einstein, D'Arcy Thompson, Alan Turing, Richard Feynman, C.P. Snow, James Watson, Martin Rees, Steve Pinker, Jared DIamond, and Erwin Schrodinger among others.

"This isn't Dawkins as the centre of attention but as a benign and generous guide to the best science writing, with commentaries from the master" Peter Forbes, The Independent.

"It is a real treasure trove of unexpected pleasures" Keenan Malik, Sunday Telegraph.

"A glorious celebration of literary scientists" Harry Ritchie, Mail on Sunday.