The Excitement Of Science
Language: English
Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1962
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
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Viii, 174 Pp. Red Cloth Stamped In Gilt And Black. Near New, Just A Touch Of Rubbing To Book.Light Wear At Edges Of Dj Which Is Not Price-Clipped. No Names Or Marks. John Rader Platt (1918 – 1992) Was An American Physicist And Biophysicist, Noted For His Pioneering Work On Strong Inference In The 1960S And His Analysis Of Social Science In The 1970S. Platt Was Born In Jacksonville, Florida. He Received A B.A. From Northwestern University In 1936, And A Phd In Physics From The University Of Michigan In 1941. From 1945 To 1965 He Was Assistant Professor At The University Of Chicago. In The 1940S He Supervised The Lab Work Of Benjamin Drake Wright. He Also Taught At The Marine Biological Laboratory And At Stanford Medical School. From 1965 To 1977 He Was Professor Of Physics At The University Of Michigan And Associate Director Of The Mental Health Research Institute. He Was Also Visiting Professor At Harvard, M.I.T., The Hebrew University Of Jerusalem And At The Salk Institute For Biological Studies. His Research Interests Since The 1940S Were In The Field Of Molecular Biophysics And Biophysics, And In The 1960S Shifted To Philosophy Of Science, Vision And Perception, And Social Trends . In The 1970S He Participated In The Club Of Rome.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Excitement Of Science
- Author
- Platt, John R. ( Rader)
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin, Boston
- Publication year
- 1962
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Very Good + DJ
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Seller catalogs
- Science (general)
Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
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