A Scientist Speaks Out: A Personal Perspective on Science, Society and Change

In this work, Nobel Laureate (Chemistry, 1951) Glenn T. Seaborg shares some of his thoughts and reflections on his broad interests, from the formulation of national science policy to the promise of youth. During a distinguished career in science and public service that spanned more than 50 years, he published over 500 works and maintained a public speaking schedule that included about 700 speeches on a wide variety of topics. This volume is a collection of nearly 40 of his more popular speeches and articles, directed at a mostly non-scientific and non-technical audience. Since this volume is a compendium of reprints, readers will also be able to share some of Seaborg's thoughts, as he originally penned them.