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  The Best of "Annals of Improbable Research" (Paperback) Edited by Marc Abrahams

  

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  Short Description for The Best of "Annals of Improbable Research"A selection of the best features from the humorous science magazine, AIR, covering the Ig Noble Prizes, their history, some highlights and the 1996 awards. Includes additional material about Big Science and contributions from actual Nobel Laureates with suggestions for future education in science.
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  • Publisher: W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd
  • Published: 28 November 1997
  • Format: Paperback 256 pages
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  • Categories: Science: General Issues | Humor
  • ISBN 13: 9780716730941 ISBN 10: 0716730944

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• The "Annals of Improbable Research" (AIR) is often desribed as the "Mad Magazine of Science". It is a bi-monthly magazine and an Internet Website. It is best known for hosting the "Ig Nobel" ceremony, honouring real scientists who have conducted funded research, yet whose achievements "cannot and should not be reproduced". This book will cover the Ig Nobel Prizes, their history, some highlights, and the 1996 Awards. Additional material about "Big Science" will include contributions by actual Nobel Laureates and articles that treat real science with a wry spin. The volume closes with suggestions for education and teaching of science, underscoring the need for the educated person to understand some basic science and to nurture the natural curiosity of children when they encounter science. It is for anyone interested in science humour.