Genesis of the Salk Institute The Epic of Its Founders |
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| Author:
| Bourgeois, Suzanne |
| ISBN: | 978-0-520-27607-9 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of California Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $49.95 |
Book Description:
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This work is a personal account of the origins and early years of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Bourgeois crafts an engaging study that draws on her involvement with the Institute and on related archives, interviews, and informal conversations. The volume discusses the people who founded the Institute and built a home for renowned research_leading scientists of the time as well as non-scientists of stature in finance, politics, philanthropy, publishing,...
More DescriptionThis work is a personal account of the origins and early years of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Bourgeois crafts an engaging study that draws on her involvement with the Institute and on related archives, interviews, and informal conversations.
The volume discusses the people who founded the Institute and built a home for renowned research_leading scientists of the time as well as non-scientists of stature in finance, politics, philanthropy, publishing, and the humanities. The events that brought people together, the historic backdrop in which they worked, their personalities, their courage and their visions, their clash of egos and their personal vanities are woven together in a rich, engaging narrative about the founding of a world-premier research institution.