Children's book „Young Scientists“

30 researchers and their paths into science

Book

Miriam Holzapfel
Die Junge Akademie, Berlin 15.05.23
Cover des Buches "Young Scientists"

You are not born a researcher. But which paths (and detours) actually lead to science? Here, 30 researchers from different disciplines talk about their first encounters and formative experiences in science, about coincidences and decisions, sparks of insight and lasting interest in research. About how an outsider in kindergarten can become a professor of computer science. Why, as the daughter of an illiterate woman, one teaches Islamic theology of all things. Or how a legal scholar simply wants to understand why rules are so important for our coexistence. 30 exciting life stories of humanities, social, natural and engineering scientists that inspire and awaken interest in science.

Miriam Holzapfel, a cultural scientist, independent editor, and author, embarked on a journey through various scientific fields, spoke with researchers, and created their profiles. The illustrations are by Alexandra Rusitschka, Marion Blomeyer, Eva Hillreiner, Miriam Bröckel, and Beppo Albrecht.

Details about the book “Young Scientists – 30 Forschende und ihre Wege in die Wissenschaft”

  • illustrated by Alexandra Rusitschka, Marion Blomeyer, Eva Hillreiner, Miriam Bröckel, Beppo Albrecht
  • Release date: 15/05/2023
  • recommended for ages 12 and over
  • 128 pages
  • Hanser publishing house
  • hard cover
  • ISBN 978-3-446-27579-9
  • Germany: € 20.00
  • Austria: € 20.60

The book “Young Scientists – 30 Forschende und ihre Wege in die Wissenschaft” is available where books are sold and at www.hanser-literaturverlage.de.

more publications

    • Dissent!

      What would the sciences be without controversy - after all, science is also a competition of theses, methods and ideas. This is the starting point for the new issue of the JAM, which is devoted to dissent between various disciplinary perspectives. To this end, we have compiled strategies for effective debates from a wealth of historical disputes in science. There is also room for controversy over the redesign of the JAM, which is being published in this issue, for the first time, as a poster.

      Topics:

      Lukas Haffert, Oliver Rymek, Erik Schilling, Ricarda Winkelmann

      2019

    • Change of roles

      We all change roles in different life situations. This is not different in science, as the Covid-19 situation shows particularly clearly with regard to the role of scientists, for example as communicators and advisors of politicians. But role changes are also omnipresent as an object of science. Issue 27 of JAM approaches the topic from different perspectives.

      Topics:

      Astrid Eichhorn, Michael Saliba, Erik Schilling

      Berlin 2020

      Grafik mit farbigen Streifen und dem Schriftzug "Rollenwechsel"
    • Research Expeditions – Routes to Knowledge

      What do you take with you when you travel? What do you bring back with you? And, above all, why do you travel in the first place?

      Topics:

      Evelyn Runge (Hrsg.)

      2014