The Apparatus of Science at Harvard
Author: Harvard University (Cambridge, Mass.)
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Published: 1968
Total Pages: 203
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Harvard University (Cambridge, Mass.)
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Published: 1968
Total Pages: 203
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Clark A. Elliott
Publisher: Lehigh University Press
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 398
ISBN-13: 9780934223126
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"This collection of original historical essays examines aspects of the relationship between science and the nation's oldest academic institution. This is history as viewed from the varying perspectives of a group of scholars for whom science at Harvard University is a significant component of their ongoing research. Thus, the essays are of specialist interest, while collectively the volume is a case study of science in an institutional setting. In conducting their research, the authors have used a wealth of primary sources from the Harvard Archives and other repositories." "The volume opens with a thematic introduction by Margaret Rossiter reflecting the picture of Harvard science drawn in the several papers in the volume, while suggesting ways in which a study of Harvard relates to and illuminates the history of science in America." "The subsequent papers follow a generally chronological sequence, beginning with Sara Schechner Genuth's study of attitudes toward comets in relation to early Harvard University programs and functions. Mary Ann James examines the beginnings of applied science at Harvard, and Bruce Sinclair continues that theme with a comparative study of MIT and Harvard." "Toby Appel's paper on zoologist Jeffries Wyman identifies the special part that personal character plays in institutional history. Curtis Hinsley concentrates on facilities and shows how the Peabody Museum gave rise to teaching in anthropology. David Livingstone's biographical treatment of Nathaniel S. Shaler reveals a number of intellectual strands running through the University in the late nineteenth century, and John Parascandola's paper on L. J. Henderson likewise deals with a figure of wide influence and many interests, ranging from biochemistry to sociology. The latter topic leads to Lawrence Nichols's account of the rise of sociology at Harvard. A view of the internal tensions within psychology are seen in Rodney Triplet's study of Henry A. Murray." "I. Bernard Cohen examines the relations among Howard Aiken, IBM, and Harvard in the development of the Mark I computer, while Peggy Kidwell studies the Observatory community during World War II and its response to national defense and a developing federal support system." "Finally, Clark Elliott considers the history of Harvard science as a field for study through a review of published literature and archival sources and makes suggestions for further investigation."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author: Andrew Steele
Publisher: Anchor
Published: 2021-03-23
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 0385544936
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →“A fascinating look at how scientists are working to help doctors treat the aging process itself, helping us all to lead longer, healthier lives.” —Sanjay Gupta, MD Aging—not cancer, not heart disease—is the underlying cause of most human death and suffering. The same cascade of biological changes that renders us wrinkled and gray also opens the door to dementia and disease. We work furiously to conquer each individual disease, but we never think to ask: Is aging itself necessary? Nature tells us it is not: there are tortoises and salamanders who are spry into old age and whose risk of dying is the same no matter how old they are, a phenomenon known as “biological immortality.” In Ageless, Andrew Steelecharts the astounding progress science has made in recent years to secure the same for humans: to help us become old without getting frail, to live longer without ill health or disease.
Author: Ethan W. Lasser
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2017-01-01
Total Pages: 313
ISBN-13: 030022592X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"This publication accompanies the exhibition The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard's Teaching Cabinet, 1766-1820, on view at the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts, from May 19 through December 31, 2017, and at The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Scotland, in 2018."
Author: Frederick Harold Bailey
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Published: 1895
Total Pages: 94
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Edward M. Griffin
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 1452911002
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: I. Bernard Cohen
Publisher: Russell & Russell Publishers
Published: 1967
Total Pages: 264
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
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Published: 1969
Total Pages: 712
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.