From this unique collection of documents emerges a fresh, intimate, often striking picture of the life of science in the United States in the era when American investigators became central to scientific advances in many fields. Written in the course of the events described, these letters, memoranda, and other records--for the most part previously unpublished--convey personalities and issues with an immediacy hard to capture in conventional historical narratives.
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From this unique collection of documents emerges a fresh, intimate, often striking picture of the life of science in the United States in the era when American investigators became central to scientific advances in many fields. Written in the course of the events described, these letters, memoranda, and other records--for the most part previously unpublished--convey personalities and issues with an immediacy hard to capture in conventional historical narratives.
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Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 0226709469. Just a hint of edge rubbing, is slightly edge worn DJ. Now protected in a mylar jacket.; Chicago History of Science and Medicine; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 497 pages.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Ex-Library Ex-lib with usual markings, VERY GOOD hardcover in VERY GOOD dust jacket, no marks in text, strong square spine.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Book and DJ Very Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 497 p. Chicago History of Science and Medicine. Audience: General/trade. Book has clean, bright unmarked pages. Tight binding. A handful of very small faint speckles on top closed book edge. Back corners bumped. DJ shows shelf and edge wear. Picture available upon request.