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Haldane advanced genetics, population biology and evolutionary
theory. This volume emphasizes important developments in natural
sciences in the early-20th century. It describes Haldane's views on
society, art, religion and economy as seen through the eyes of a
politically alert major scientist.
This book, first published in 1938, is based on the Muirhead
Lectures given at Birmingham University in February and March of
1937. The first half of this book is mainly devoted to an
exposition of the principles of genetics, whilst the second half
deals with more controversial topics, with the text providing an
insight into the ideology of the time. This title will be of
interest to students of politics and history.
In this collection, first published in 1951, the central theme is
that everything has a history, and that we cannot fully understand
anything without some knowledge of its history. Professor Haldane
writes mainly on geology, astronomy and zoology, but includes a
variety of other topics, including eugenics, Einstein, and C. S.
Lewis. His outlines of zoology, of the geology of England, and of
the evidence for astronomical theories, will be of great use to
students and teachers.
This book offers an overview of a huge range of scientific
achievements in the 20th century, specifically in the field of
applied science. The majority of the essays originally appeared in
papers and journals such as the Daily Worker, New Statesman and
Nation, Science and Society and Nature. Insofar as one theme runs
through them, it is the application of scientific knowledge for the
benefit of human society. The author is unashamed to present his
perspective on some of the topics discussed in the context of his
commitment to Marxism. This collection of essays, first published
in 1947, thus offers an intriguing glimpse of mid-20th century
attitudes towards science, and specifically to the possibilities of
a scientific approach to the full spectrum of human endeavour as
they were perceived in the aftermath of the Second World War, at a
time when the Soviet Union and its creed still seemed ascendant.
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Scientific Progress (Paperback)
James Jeans, William Bragg, E.V. Appleton, E. Mellanby, J.B.S. Haldane, …
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R1,354
Discovery Miles 13 540
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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First published in 1936, this volume contains six of the Halley
Stewart Lectures - originally founded "For Research towards the
Christian Ideal in All Social Life" - by some of the greatest of
English scientists of the mid-20th century, each a leading
authority in his respective field: cosmology, physics, meteorology,
medicine and genetics. The final lecture considers the relationship
between scientific knowledge and human ideals, commenting on the
paradox that a century which produced such scientific advance also
witnessed the most concentrated period of social, economic and
political turmoil in world history.
In this collection, first published in 1951, the central theme is
that everything has a history, and that we cannot fully understand
anything without some knowledge of its history. Professor Haldane
writes mainly on geology, astronomy and zoology, but includes a
variety of other topics, including eugenics, Einstein, and C. S.
Lewis. His outlines of zoology, of the geology of England, and of
the evidence for astronomical theories, will be of great use to
students and teachers.
This book, first published in 1938, is based on the Muirhead
Lectures given at Birmingham University in February and March of
1937. The first half of this book is mainly devoted to an
exposition of the principles of genetics, whilst the second half
deals with more controversial topics, with the text providing an
insight into the ideology of the time. This title will be of
interest to students of politics and history.
This book offers an overview of a huge range of scientific
achievements in the 20th century, specifically in the field of
applied science. The majority of the essays originally appeared in
papers and journals such as the Daily Worker, New Statesman and
Nation, Science and Society and Nature. Insofar as one theme runs
through them, it is the application of scientific knowledge for the
benefit of human society. The author is unashamed to present his
perspective on some of the topics discussed in the context of his
commitment to Marxism. This collection of essays, first published
in 1947, thus offers an intriguing glimpse of mid-20th century
attitudes towards science, and specifically to the possibilities of
a scientific approach to the full spectrum of human endeavour as
they were perceived in the aftermath of the Second World War, at a
time when the Soviet Union and its creed still seemed ascendant.
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Scientific Progress (Hardcover)
James Jeans, William Bragg, E.V. Appleton, E. Mellanby, J.B.S. Haldane, …
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R3,972
Discovery Miles 39 720
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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First published in 1936, this volume contains six of the Halley
Stewart Lectures - originally founded "For Research towards the
Christian Ideal in All Social Life" - by some of the greatest of
English scientists of the mid-20th century, each a leading
authority in his respective field: cosmology, physics, meteorology,
medicine and genetics. The final lecture considers the relationship
between scientific knowledge and human ideals, commenting on the
paradox that a century which produced such scientific advance also
witnessed the most concentrated period of social, economic and
political turmoil in world history.
This book, first published in 1938, is based upon the Muirhead
lectures on political philosophy delivered in the University of
Birmingham in January and February of 1938. This title was intended
to be of interest to students and scientific workers in the belief
that Marxism will prove valuable to them in their scientific work,
as well as to a wider audience.
This book, first published in 1938, is based upon the Muirhead
lectures on political philosophy delivered in the University of
Birmingham in January and February of 1938. This title was intended
to be of interest to students and scientific workers in the belief
that Marxism will prove valuable to them in their scientific work,
as well as to a wider audience.
John Burdon Sanderson Haldane was a giant among men. He made
major contributions to genetics, population biology, and
evolutionary theory. He was at once comfortable in mathematics,
chemistry, microbiology and animal physiology. But it was his
belief in education that led to his preparing his popular essays
for publication. In his own words: "Many scientific workers believe
that they should confine their publications to learned journals. I
think that the public has a right to know what is going on inside
the laboratories, for some of which it pays." So begins Haldane's
collection of essays, perhaps the most public intellectual
communicating science before the writings of Stephen Jay Gould.
The first part of the volume emphasizes the important
developments in biology and natural science in the first quarter of
the century. As such, it provides a benchmark for studies of the
next three quarters of the century. In an unusual introduction,
Price takes the readers through their paces, discussing the
situation then and now in vitamins, oxygen want, disease controls,
and the rewards of science as such. This is followed by Haldane's
views on society, art, religion and economy as seen through the
eyes of a politically alert major scientist. The editor provides
readers unfamiliar with Haldane with a carefully rendered
chronology of a life that began in 1892 and that spanned much of
the present century.
Despite ideas on race, class and politics that have seen better
times, Haldane was truly exceptional in translating the science of
his time into ideas that "everyman" could readily grasp. His
predictions on what science would achieve were on target far more
often than not. But even his failed predictions are perhaps the
most interesting of all. They throw into sharp relief the truly
novel and revolutionary developments in science over the past 75
years.
J.B.S. Haldane will be long remembered for his many
contributions to man's knowledge of his world and of himself. Some
of the most valuable of these contributions are contained in this
classic work on the chemistry of enzymes, originally published in
1930. The book sheds new light on research possibilities that have
heightened relevance today. In the preface to this edition, written
just a few months before his death, the author has pointed out the
importance of the modern enzymologist's awareness of what was known
about his subject in the recent past. He describes briefly the
major advances in enzymology in the last thirty years and has urged
continued and intensified research in specific areas. The result is
a fascinating historical work by a great scientist with specific
relevance for those in the field today.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the
1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly
expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable,
high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Originally published in 1938, this fascinating book was 'intended
for the ordinary citizen, the sort of man or woman who is going to
be killed if Britain is raided again from the air'. Many of the
earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and
before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.
Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in
affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text
and artwork. Contents Include: The Technique of Mass Murder - The
History of Air Bombing - Keeping Bombers Away - The Government's
Precautionary Measures - Further Government Schemes - Protection
Against High Explosive Bombs - Evacuation - An A.R.P. Scheme Giving
Complete Protection - The Political Aspect of A.R.P - Summary -
Appendices - Poisonous Gases and Smokes - Gas Masks and Gas Proof
Bags For Babies - Calculations Regarding Leakage Into and Out of
Rooms - Gas Proof Boxes - Bibliography - Recent Developments
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