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The Baltimore Case: A Trial of Politics, Science and Character
Daniel J. Kevles
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Description for The Baltimore Case: A Trial of Politics, Science and Character
Hardcover. 509pp
The most significant clash of science and principle in our time-a dramatic witch hunt played out in the scientific arena. David Baltimore won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1975, at the age of thirty-seven. A leading researcher and a respected public figure, Baltimore rose steadily through the ranks of the scientific community; in 1990, he was named president of the world-renowned Rockefeller University. Less than a year and a half later, Baltimore was forced to resign amid public allegations of fraud. Daniel Kevles's penetrating investigation of what became known as the Baltimore case reveals a scientific inquisition in which ... Read more
The most significant clash of science and principle in our time-a dramatic witch hunt played out in the scientific arena. David Baltimore won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1975, at the age of thirty-seven. A leading researcher and a respected public figure, Baltimore rose steadily through the ranks of the scientific community; in 1990, he was named president of the world-renowned Rockefeller University. Less than a year and a half later, Baltimore was forced to resign amid public allegations of fraud. Daniel Kevles's penetrating investigation of what became known as the Baltimore case reveals a scientific inquisition in which ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
1st Edition
Yes
Dustjacket
Yes
Dustjacket Condition
Like new
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393041033
SKU
KHS1021602
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99-1
About Daniel J. Kevles
Daniel J. Kevles, the Stanley Woodward Professor of History at Yale University, taught American history for many years at the California Institute of Technology. He has written extensively on the history of science and its relationship to American politics and society in the twentieth century. His works include The Physicists: The History of a Scientific Community in Modern America and ... Read more
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