Enjoying a Life in Science: The Autobiography of P.F. Scholander

Scholander, P. F.

ISBN 10: 0912006374 / ISBN 13: 9780912006376

Published by Univ of Alaska Pr, 1990

About this Item

No subsequent printings noted. Inside is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has a few indentation lines (see photo 4 for example) and is now protected in a plastic cover. See photos.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1745950961216

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Enjoying a Life in Science: The Autobiography of P.F. Scholander
• Publisher: Univ of Alaska Pr
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0912006374
• ISBN 13: 9780912006376
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science and Mathematics
  • Memoir and Autobiography

About this title

Synopsis

Of the pioneers of serious science in Alaska, Per Fredrik Thorkelsson Scholander, "Pete" to his friends in the United States, was an insightful and inquisitive man who spent a lifetime discovering the world of nature. These pages capture his irreverent and mischievous sense of humor and record the breadth and depth of his many scientific advances, among them our current understanding of physiology of diving animals and the solvent tension theory of osmosis in plants.

About the Author

Robert Elsner is professor emeritus at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He studies the physiology of marine mammals and is the coauthor of "Diving and Asphyxia: A Comparative Study of Animals and Man". He lives in Ester, AK.