Haldane's Daedalus revisited / edited with an introduction by Krishna R. Dronamraju ; foreword by Jo...
Haldane's Daedalus revisited / edited with an introduction by Krishna R. Dronamraju ; foreword by Jo...
Haldane's Daedalus revisited / edited with an introduction by Krishna R. Dronamraju ; foreword by Joshua Lederberg.
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Date
1995.
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N303.483/179
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiv, 147 p. : port. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction: Chronology of J.B.S. Haldane's Life / Krishna R. Dronamraju -- 2. Daedalus, or Science and the Future / J. B. S. Haldane -- 3. J. B. S. Haldane / M. F. Perutz -- 4. Daedalus after Seventy Years / Freeman Dyson -- 5. Haldane between Daedalus and Icarus / Yaron Ezrahi -- 6. Haldane's...
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Analytical title
Daedalus revisited.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1995.
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Summary
Of special interest are discussions on the complex relationship between technology and society by Joshua Lederberg, the contribution of Haldane to enzyme kinetics by Max Perutz, the relevance of Daedalus today by Freeman Dyson and Ernst Mayr, the eugenic views of H. J. Muller and J. B. S. Haldane by Elof Axel Carlson, the influence of Daedalus on t...
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Full title
Haldane's Daedalus revisited / edited with an introduction by Krishna R. Dronamraju ; foreword by Joshua Lederberg.
Variant title
Daedalus revisited.
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Includes reprint of: Daedalus, or science and the future.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N303.483/179
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74VKRJjXMGdl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRJjXMGdl
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ISBN
019854846X :
DDC
303.483
MMS ID
991023096049702626
