J.B.S. : the life and work of J.B.S. Haldane / Ronald Clark.
- Clark, Ronald (Ronald William), 1916-1987
- Date:
- 1984
- Books
About this work
Also known as
JBS, the life and work of J.B.S. Haldane
Publication/Creation
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1984.
Physical description
286 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : black and white illustrations ; 20 cm.
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Notes
Reprint. Originally published: London : Hodder and Stoughton, 1968.
Copy 1. Donor: Emeritus Professor Alan E. H. Emery.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-280) and index.
Contents
pt. I. Training. Life with father ; The enjoyable experience -- pt. II. Testing time. The mathematics of evolution ; A geneticist in the headlines ; "The Prof" of U.C. -- pt. III. Into battle. Really facing the dictators ; A scientist goes to war ; A scientist fights the war ; Lysenko: the inescapable choice ; "The cuddly cactus" -- pt. IV. The green fields beyond. The great decision ; Aiding India ; A brief look at paradise ; Goodbye to all that -- Postscript 1984.
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Location Status Access Closed storesM23402
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- 0192814303
- 9780192814302