To Foster the Spirit of Professionalism Southern Scientists and State Academies of Science |
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| Author:
| Midgette, Nancy Smith |
| Series title: | History of American Science and Technology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8173-5424-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2007 |
| Publisher: | University of Alabama Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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"A welcome contribution to the history of science in the South during the period since the Civil War. . . . By considering the academies in the larger context of scientific professionalism, South and North, Midgette has produced a surprisingly wide-ranging and informative study. This is overall a judicious and carefully researched work. The writing is straightforward and admirably clear, while the topic is effectively organized and presented. The book is a commendably...
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"A welcome contribution to the history of science in the South during the period since the Civil War. . . . By considering the academies in the larger context of scientific professionalism, South and North, Midgette has produced a surprisingly wide-ranging and informative study. This is overall a judicious and carefully researched work. The writing is straightforward and admirably clear, while the topic is effectively organized and presented. The book is a commendably original addition to local and regional history as well as history of American Science."
--Journal of American History
"Midgette's study is thorough and well organized and should be consulted by anyone interested in American science and American higher education."
--Florida Historical Quarterly
"A very useful survey."
--Choice