
The American Development of Biology
University of Pennsylvania Press
Published on 29. June 1988
Book
Hardback
448 pages
978-0-8122-8092-0 (ISBN)
Description
Selected as one of the Best "Sci-Tech" Books of 1988 by Library Journal
The essays in this volume represent original work to celebrate the centenary of the American Society of Zoologists. They illustrate the impressive nature of historical scholarship that has subsequently focused on the development of biology in the United States.
The essays in this volume represent original work to celebrate the centenary of the American Society of Zoologists. They illustrate the impressive nature of historical scholarship that has subsequently focused on the development of biology in the United States.
Reviews / Votes
"Intelligently organized and presented. . . . The essays bespeak the expansion in recent years of the study of the history of biology . . . beyond the pure history of ideas to include social, economic, and institutional context and its shaping influence on scientific research programs." (Daniel J. Kevles, Science) "Fills in the gap and sets the record straight concerning the diversity, the complexity, and the general richness of biological theory and practice in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries." (Bulletin of the History of Medicine) "History of science at its modern best." (W. J. Bynum, Nature)More details
Series
Edition
Reprint 2016 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Pennsylvania
United States
Product notice
Paper over boards
Illustrations
4 illus.
4 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
736 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8122-8092-0 (9780812280920)
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Ronald Rainger | Keith R. Benson | Jane Maienschein
The American Development of Biology
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Edited by Ronald Rainger, Keith R. Benson, and Jane Maienschein