This biography probes the unusual mind, the dramatic life, and the outstanding scientific work of Danish-born immunologist Niels Jerne (1911-1994). It weaves together a narrative of the Nobel Prize-winner's life experiences, emotional life and extraordinarily creative scientific work. Translator(s): Paul, David Mel. Num Pages: 400 pages, 55 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DND; 3JJ; BGA; MBX; MJCM; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 690. . 2003. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Science as Autobiography
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication Date: 2003
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0300094418
ISBN 13: 9780300094411
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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This biography probes the unusual mind the dramatic life and the outstanding scientific work of Danish-born immunologist Niels Jerne (1911-1994). Jerne's Nobel Prize-winning achievements in the field of immunology place him in the pantheon of great twentieth-century biomedical theorists yet his life is perhaps even more interesting than his science. Science as Autobiography tells Jerne's story weaving together a narrative of his life experiences emotional life and extraordinarily creative scientific work.
A legendary figure who preferred an afternoon of conversation in a Paris wine bar to work in the laboratory Jerne was renowned for his unparalleled powers of concentration and analytical keenness as well as his dissonant personal life. The book explores Jerne the man and scientist making the fascinating argument that his life experience and view of himself became a metaphorical resource for the construction of his theories. The book also probes the moral issues that surrounded Jerne's choice to sacrifice his family in favor of scientific goals and the pursuit of excellence.

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Thomas S�derqvist is professor of history of medicine and chair of the Department of History of Medicine at the University of Copenhagen.

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