A Life of Sir Francis Galton - From African Exploration to the Birth of Eugenics (Hardcover)

Few scientists have made lasting contributions to as many fields as Francis Galton. He was an important African explorer, travel writer, and geographer. He was the meteorologist who discovered the anticyclone, a pioneer in using fingerprints to identify individuals, the inventor of regression and correlation analysis in statistics, and the founder of the eugenics movement. Now, Nicholas Gillham paints an engaging portrait of this Victorian polymath.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2002
First published:	November 2001
Authors:	Nicholas Wright Gillham (James B. Duke Professor of Biology)
Dimensions:	244 x 165 x 34mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	428
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-514365-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Evolution Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Genetics (non-medical) > General Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN:	0-19-514365-5
Barcode:	9780195143652

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