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Transforming traditions in American biology, 1880-1915

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Johns Hopkins University Press, Jun 1, 1991 - Science - 366 pages

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Contents

Introduction
3
The Hopkins Ideal
13
The Hopkins Experience in Biology
35
Copyright

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About the author (1991)

Jane Maienschein is Regents' Professor of Biology and Society and Director of the Center for Biology and Society at Arizona State University.

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TitleTransforming traditions in American biology, 1880-1915
AuthorJane Maienschein
Editionillustrated
PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press, 1991
Original fromthe University of California
Digitized19 Apr 2008
Length366 pages
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