The latest boom in popular science books

Journalism, Science and Society: Science Communication between News and Public Relations

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 81-91

  Turney, Jon ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84911095495     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203942314     Document Type: Chapter

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