Against the Tide: An Autobiographical Account of a Professional Outsider (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780750306904)

In Against the Tide: An Autobiographical Account of a Professional Outsider, Leslie Woods relates the fascinating story of his life from fisherman's son in New Zealand to head of the Mathematical Institute at the University of Oxford. After starting at a trade school, he won a scholarship to a university, then joined the RNZAF, and later became a fighter pilot in the Pacific. Following WWII, Woods won a Rhodes scholarship to Merton College in Oxford. He has held positions at the University of New South Wales, Oxford's Balliol College, and Culham Laboratory. Besides recounting his history, Woods explains why magnetic fusion has failed to succeed and outlines the philosophy of science to which he subscribes.

Author: L. C. Woods
ISBN-10: 0750306904
ISBN-13: 9780750306904
Publisher: CRC Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2000
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.53lbs
Size: 9.43h x 6.59w x 0.94d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 09/01/2000 pg. 37