{"product_id":"a-sonnet-to-science-scientists-and-their-poetry-hardcover","title":"A Sonnet to Science: Scientists and Their Poetry - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSam Illingworth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA sonnet to science\u003c\/i\u003e, leading science communicator Dr Sam Illingworth presents a selection of poetry written by well-known scientists, contextualising it with their work and research, in an effort to better understand how poetry might today be used as an effective tool in both the advancement of science and the way it is communicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack cover 'Illingworth offers six beautifully wrought biographies - finding humour, lyricism and humanity in the lives and work of these six scientist-poets.' \u003cb\u003eAlice Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Incredible Unlikeliness of Being \u003c\/i\u003eand presenter of\u003ci\u003e Digging for Britain, Coast \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Time Team\u003c\/i\u003e 'This excellent book is a creative collision of Hadron-like proportion, scattering fragments of intellectual curiosity, fluency and unpretentiousness across every page. One of my \"discoveries\" of 2019.' \u003cb\u003eLemn Sissay\u003c\/b\u003e, MBE 'Hard to put down! A fascinating book full of comprehensive biographies showing the development of and influences on the poet scientist, illustrated with generous amounts of poetry!' \u003cb\u003eDame Jocelyn Bell Burnell\u003c\/b\u003e 'A wonderfully eclectic and uplifting collection celebrating how some of the most remarkable stories of scientific endeavour are fuelled by poetic imagining, and revealing how the gaps between well-worn facts are often infused with things poetical. Great stuff!' \u003cb\u003eIain Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor of Geoscience Communication, Director, Sustainable Earth Institute, University of Plymouth and Presenter on BBC Science Flap 1 (left) \u003cb\u003eSam Illingworth\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior lecturer in Science Communication, where his research involves using poetry to develop dialogue between scientists and non-scientists, especially amongst traditionally under-served and under-represented audiences. Sam is also an award-winning poet who has worked with organisations from the Royal Society and the British Science Association to the Royal Shakespeare Company and Green Man Festival to bring together science and poetry for diverse audiences across the world. You can find out more about Sam and his work by visiting his website: www.samillingworth.com, or by following him on Twitter @samillingworth. Flap 2 (right) \u003ci\u003eA sonnet to science\u003c\/i\u003e presents an account of six ground-breaking scientists who also wrote poetry. From Ada Lovelace and James Clerk Maxwell to Miroslav Holub and Rebecca Elson, this book explores the extent to which poetry influenced and inspired their scientific achievements and in doing so considers how science and poetry offer complementary, rather than antagonistic, viewpoints to understanding the world and the way in which we live. Sam Illingworth has identified a selection of poetry, contextualising it within the work and research of its famous author, in an effort to better understand how poetry might be used as an effective tool in both the advancement of science and the way it is communicated today.Written by an expert at the forefront of the intersections between science and poetry, \u003ci\u003eA sonnet to science \u003c\/i\u003epresents an aspirational account of how these two disciplines can work together, and in doing aims to inspire both current and future generations of scientists and poets that these worlds are not mutually exclusive, but rather complementary in nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack cover \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Illingworth offers six beautifully wrought biographies - finding humour, lyricism and humanity in the lives and work of these six scientist-poets.'\u003cbr\u003e Alice Roberts, author of The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being and presenter of Digging for Britain, Coast and Time Team \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'This excellent book is a creative collision of Hadron-like proportion, scattering fragments of intellectual curiosity, fluency and unpretentiousness across every page. One of my \"discoveries\" of 2019.' \u003cbr\u003e Lemn Sissay, MBE \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Hard to put down! A fascinating book full of comprehensive biographies showing the development of and influences on the poet scientist, illustrated with generous amounts of poetry!' \u003cbr\u003e Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A wonderfully eclectic and uplifting collection celebrating how some of the most remarkable stories of scientific endeavour are fuelled by poetic imagining, and revealing how the gaps between well-worn facts are often infused with things poetical. Great stuff!' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Iain Stewart, Professor of Geoscience Communication, Director, Sustainable Earth Institute, University of Plymouth and Presenter on BBC Science \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFlap 1 (left) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSam Illingworth is a senior lecturer in Science Communication, where his research involves using poetry to develop dialogue between scientists and non-scientists, especially amongst traditionally under-served and under-represented audiences. Sam is also an award-winning poet who has worked with organisations from the Royal Society and the British Science Association to the Royal Shakespeare Company and Green Man Festival to bring together science and poetry for diverse audiences across the world. You can find out more about Sam and his work by visiting his website: www.samillingworth.com, or by following him on Twitter @samillingworth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Flap 2 (right) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA sonnet to science presents an account of six ground-breaking scientists who also wrote poetry. From Ada Lovelace and James Clerk Maxwell to Miroslav Holub and Rebecca Elson, this book explores the extent to which poetry influenced and inspired their scientific achievements and in doing so considers how science and poetry offer complementary, rather than antagonistic, viewpoints to understanding the world and the way in which we live. Sam Illingworth has identified a selection of poetry, contextualising it within the work and research of its famous author, in an effort to better understand how poetry might be used as an effective tool in both the advancement of science and the way it is communicated today.Written by an expert at the forefront of the intersections between science and poetry, A sonnet to science presents an aspirational account of how these two disciplines can work together, and in doing aims to inspire both current and future generations of scientists and poets that these worlds are not mutually exclusive, but rather complementary in nature.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam Illingworth is a Senior Lecturer in Science Communication at the University of Western Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.6 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 31, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42167627710599,"sku":"9781526127983","price":47.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/5355f7cbf5f9fafcd47b65432d053d19.webp?v=1733329133","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-sonnet-to-science-scientists-and-their-poetry-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}