Margins
Chasing Science book cover
Chasing Science
Science as a Spectator Sport
1980
First Published
3.55
Average Rating
304
Number of Pages

Join science fiction master Frederik Pohl as he takes readers on a wonder-filled non-fictional journey from the ends of the earth to the edges of the universe. Part memoir, part travel guide, and part science primer, Chasing Science is Pohl's way of sharing the thrills and excitement of his life-long love affair with science. With the skill and storytelling zest that has made his award-winning science fiction popular the world over, Pohl brings to readers of Chasing Science all the excitement and fun that he's had throughout his life, as he has observed first-hand the process of scientific discovery. From tours of museums and national laboratories to a journey into the heart of a volcano, Pohl shows readers of all ages how and where they can experience the thrill of seeing various kinds of science, up close and personal. This book is a perfect item for visitors to any of the several hundred hands-on science museums—like The Exploratorium in San Francisco, the Field Museum in Chicago, and others—across the country, a complete list of which appears as an appendix.

Avg Rating
3.55
Number of Ratings
22
5 STARS
9%
4 STARS
45%
3 STARS
36%
2 STARS
9%
1 STARS
0%
goodreads

Author

Frederik Pohl
Frederik Pohl
Author · 91 books
Frederik George Pohl, Jr. was an American science fiction writer, editor and fan, with a career spanning over seventy years. From about 1959 until 1969, Pohl edited Galaxy magazine and its sister magazine IF winning the Hugo for IF three years in a row. His writing also won him three Hugos and multiple Nebula Awards. He became a Nebula Grand Master in 1993.
548 Market St PMB 65688, San Francisco California 94104-5401 USA
© 2025 Paratext Inc. All rights reserved