The geek manifesto : why science matters / Mark Henderson.
Material type: TextPublisher: London : Bantam, c2012Description: 325 pages : illustration (black and white) ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780593068236 [hardbound]Subject(s): Science -- Social aspects -- Great Britain | Science in popular culture -- Great Britain | Science in mass media | Science and state -- Great BritainSummary: "There has never been a better time to be a geek (or a nerd, or a dork). What was once an insult used to marginalize those curious people (in either sense of the word) and their obsessive interest in science has increasingly become a badge of honour" -- Provided by the publisherItem type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-309) and index.
"There has never been a better time to be a geek (or a nerd, or a dork). What was once an insult used to marginalize those curious people (in either sense of the word) and their obsessive interest in science has increasingly become a badge of honour" -- Provided by the publisher
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Lauron, Rodello General Education General Education : Sociology
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