Possible Worlds

Haldane advanced genetics, population biology and evolutionary theory. This volume emphasizes important developments in natural sciences in the early-20th century. It describes Haldane's views on society, art, religion and economy as seen through the eyes of a politically alert major scientist.

Zusammenfassung Haldane advanced genetics! population biology and evolutionary theory. This volume emphasizes important developments in natural sciences in the early-20th century. It describes Haldane's views on society! art! religion and economy as seen through the eyes of a politically alert major scientist. Klappentext John Burdon Sanderson Haldane was a giant among men. He made major contributions to genetics! population biology! and evolutionary theory. He was at once comfortable in mathematics! chemistry! microbiology and animal physiology. But it was his belief in education that led to his preparing his popular essays for publication. In his own words: "Many scientifi c workers believe that they should confi ne their publications to learned journals. I think that the public has a right to know what is going on inside the laboratories! for some of which it pays." So begins Haldane's collection of essays! perhaps the most public intellectual communicating science before the writings of Stephen Jay Gould.

Autorentext

J.B.S. Haldane

Inhalt

On Scales; Some Dates; On Being the Right Size; Darwinism To-Day; Enzymes; Vitamins; Man as a Sea Beast; Food Control in Insect Societies; Oxygen Want; Water Poisoning and Salt Poisoning; Immunity; Blood Transfusion; Cancer Research; The Fight With Tuberculosis; Food Poisoning; The Time Factor in Medicine; On Being One's Own Rabbit; What Use is Astronomy?; Kant and Scientific Thought; Thomas Henry Huxley; William Bateson; The Future of Biology; Nationality and Research; Scientific Research for Amateurs; Should Scientific Research be Rewarded?; Science and Politics; Eugenics and Social Reform; Occupational Mortality; When I am Dead 1; The Duty of Doubt; Science and Theology as Art Forms; Meroz; Some Enemies of Science; Possible Worlds; The Last Judgment; Epilogue