The Whats of a Scientific Life

Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Part I Introduction
1 What Is the Scientific Life?
2 What Is Physics?
3 What Is Chemistry?
4 What Is Biology?
Part II Scientific Career Choices: What to Do When Faced With …
5 Junctions
6 Crossroads
7 Roundabouts
8 Traffic Lights
9 Obstacles
10 Mountains
Part III Examples of What Science Delivers or Will Deliver in the Future
11 With Physics We Can See Atoms
12 Acceleration of Chemical Reactions by Catalysts: A Wonder of the Natural World 
13 Understanding Colour: Paintings, Camouflage, Clothes and Cosmetics
14 The Universe Exists and the Big Bang ‘Start’ of the Universe: The ‘Red Shift’ and the Expansion of the Universe
15 Is There Life Elsewhere in the Universe? The Role of the Square Kilometre Array Radio Astronomy Project
16 Predicting Climate Change on Earth
Part IV Science and Mathematics: Across the Disciplines and Side by Side With Engineering
17 Science and Mathematics: Newtonian Dynamics and Molecular Dynamics
18 Science across the Disciplines: Curiosity Respects No Science Subject Boundaries
19 Science Side by Side with Engineering
Part V Science Is a Process
20 Successes Involve Striving to Avoid Failures in Science
Part VI A Trend: The Coming Together of the Sciences and the Social Sciences
21 The International Council for Science: A Very Important Event
Appendices My Reviews of Books Regarding the Whats of a Scientific Life
Appendix A1: The Social Function of Science, by J. D. Bernal
Appendix A2: The Effective Scientist: A Handy Guide to a Successful Scientific Career, by Corey J. A. Bradshaw
Appendix A3: Scientific Leadership, by J. W. (Hans) Niemantsverdriet and Jan-Karel Felderhof 
Appendix A4: Managing Science: Developing Your Research, Leadership and Management Skills, by K. Peach
Appendix A5: Writing Chemistry Patents and Intellectual Property: a Practical Guide, by Francis J. Waller
Appendix A6: The Scientific Method: Reflections from a Practitioner, by M. di Ventra