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The Joy of Science

Excellence and Its Rewards

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Getting There

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
    2. Moving Up

      • Carl J. Sindermann
      Pages 3-20
    3. Managing a Successful Research Group

      • Carl J. Sindermann
      Pages 21-35
    4. Managing Career Transitions

      • Carl J. Sindermann
      Pages 37-53
  3. Scientific Elite

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-56
    2. External Signs of Success

      • Carl J. Sindermann
      Pages 57-74
    3. “Internal Journeys” of Scientists

      • Carl J. Sindermann
      Pages 75-84
    4. Destinations for Scientists

      • Carl J. Sindermann
      Pages 85-141
    5. The Ascendant Female Scientist

      • Carl J. Sindermann
      Pages 143-160
    6. Authority Figures in Science

      • Carl J. Sindermann
      Pages 161-178
  4. Descent from Career Peaks

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-180
    2. The Pathology of Science

      • Carl J. Sindermann
      Pages 181-203
    3. The Also-Rans

      • Carl J. Sindermann
      Pages 205-218
    4. The Aging Scientist and the Search for Immortality

      • Carl J. Sindermann
      Pages 219-233
  5. Encounters with the External Environment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 235-236
    2. Scientists Outside the Laboratory

      • Carl J. Sindermann
      Pages 237-254
  6. Epilogue

    1. Epilogue

      • Carl J. Sindermann
      Pages 255-256
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 257-259

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Joy of Science

  • Book Subtitle: Excellence and Its Rewards

  • Authors: Carl J. Sindermann

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6018-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Carl J. Sindermann 1985

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-306-42035-1Published: 01 January 1985

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-6018-4Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 259

  • Topics: Popular Science, general

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