Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-267) and index.
Contents:
A brief history of scientific celebrity -- The paradoxical fame of Stephen Hawking -- Richard Dawkins's image problem -- Steven Pinker's academic stardom -- The political celebrity of Stephen Jay Gould -- Fame and the female scientist : Susan Greenfield -- The reluctant fame of James Lovelock -- The charming stardom of Brian Greene -- Neil DeGrasse Tyson's star quality -- A new scientific elite.
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