Walter Heape, F. R. S. A Pioneer in Reproductive Biology |
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| Author:
| Biggers, John
Kountz, Carol |
| Editor:
| Gosden, Roger
Veeck Gosden, Lucinda |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9975990-0-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2016 |
| Publisher: | Jamestowne Bookworks
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.99 |
Book Description:
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Walter Heape never earned a university degree, but after a world voyage he left the family business to train in embryology at Trinity College, Cambridge, and work alongside many great scientists of the late Victorian Age, including Francis Balfour, William Bateson, Michael Foster, James Frazer, Francis Galton, Thomas Huxley, E. Ray Lankester and Anton Dohrn. His entrepreneurial spirit embraced the unfolding revolutions in genetics and endocrinology, and breakthroughs in animal breeding...
More DescriptionWalter Heape never earned a university degree, but after a world voyage he left the family business to train in embryology at Trinity College, Cambridge, and work alongside many great scientists of the late Victorian Age, including Francis Balfour, William Bateson, Michael Foster, James Frazer, Francis Galton, Thomas Huxley, E. Ray Lankester and Anton Dohrn. His entrepreneurial spirit embraced the unfolding revolutions in genetics and endocrinology, and breakthroughs in animal breeding technology and fertility treatment for patients were foreshadowed by his contributions to reproductive biology. He did not, however, always enjoy a smooth ride as a researcher and science administrator, but a background in business helped him to survive the political fray to leave a scientific legacy that deserves to be celebrated.