Brief Review: Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s “Advice for a Young Investigator”

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Title:

Advice for a Young Investigator

Author:

Santiago Ramón y Cajal

Genre:

Biography & Autobiography

Publisher:

MIT Press

Release Date:

2004

Format:

book (paperback)

Pages:

150

Source:

Library

This recently rediscovered classic, first published in 1897, is an anecdotal guide for the perplexed new scientific investigator as well as a refreshing resource for the old pro.

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Written by Santiago Ramon y Cajal and translated by Larry W. Swanson and Neely Swanson.
This is certainly worth the read for the high qualities of its translation and vocabulary. There are lots of great aphorisms and brilliant bits of advice. Some of the parts about patriotism and information about things like picking a wife are anachronistically funny to read 100+ years after they were written.