Re: info on science authors

From: Dale Cyphert (Dale.Cyphert@uni.edu)
Date: Mon Sep 22 2003 - 06:19:37 PDT


This is list is probably not a good place to ask if you're looking for
the awareness of a "general public". I'd suggest working with the
NYTimes Best Seller lists for a better measure of public popularity.

dale

David Preiss wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am updating a measure of "exposure to print" and to create some items
> I need to get some info on which authors are the most famous writers of
> science books (e.g. S.J. Gould) in the USA. I am talking about books
> addressed to the general public and not to a specialized audience. So,
> please feel free to let me know which one you consider to be the public
> favorite science authors.
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> David
>
> David D. Preiss
> Yale University
> Department of Psychology
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