Read A Feeling for the Organism: The Life and Work of Barbara McClintock

A Feeling for the Organism: The Life and Work of Barbara McClintock

Evelyn Fox Keller

4.9/5 (16320 ratings)

Description:For much of her life she worked alone, brilliant but eccentric, with ideas that made little sense to her colleagues. Yet before DNA and the molecular revolution, Barbara McClintock's tireless analysis of corn led her to uncover some of the deepest, most intricate secrets of genetic organization. Nearly forty years later, her insights would bring her a MacArthur Foundation grant, the Nobel Prize, and long overdue recognition. At her recent death at age 90, she was widely acknowledged as one of the most significant figures in 20th-century science.Evelyn Fox Keller's acclaimed biography, A Feeling for the Organism, gives us the full story of McClintock's pioneering—although sometimes professionally difficult—career in cytology and genetics. The book now appears in a special edition marking the 10th anniversary of its original publication.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Feeling for the Organism: The Life and Work of Barbara McClintock. To get started finding A Feeling for the Organism: The Life and Work of Barbara McClintock, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 0805074589

Description: For much of her life she worked alone, brilliant but eccentric, with ideas that made little sense to her colleagues. Yet before DNA and the molecular revolution, Barbara McClintock's tireless analysis of corn led her to uncover some of the deepest, most intricate secrets of genetic organization. Nearly forty years later, her insights would bring her a MacArthur Foundation grant, the Nobel Prize, and long overdue recognition. At her recent death at age 90, she was widely acknowledged as one of the most significant figures in 20th-century science.Evelyn Fox Keller's acclaimed biography, A Feeling for the Organism, gives us the full story of McClintock's pioneering—although sometimes professionally difficult—career in cytology and genetics. The book now appears in a special edition marking the 10th anniversary of its original publication.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Feeling for the Organism: The Life and Work of Barbara McClintock. To get started finding A Feeling for the Organism: The Life and Work of Barbara McClintock, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

A Feeling for the Organism: The Life and Work of Barbara McClintock

A Feeling for the Organism: The Life and Work of Barbara McClintock

More Books

Reflections on Gender and Science

Reflections on Gender and Science

Feminism and Science (Oxford Readings in Feminism)

Feminism and Science (Oxford Readings in Feminism)

The Mirage of a Space between Nature and Nurture

The Mirage of a Space between Nature and Nurture

Conversazioni con Evelyn Fox Keller (Italian Edition)

Conversazioni con Evelyn Fox Keller (Italian Edition)

Making Sense of Life: Explaining Biological Development with Models, Metaphors, and Machines

Making Sense of Life: Explaining Biological Development with Models, Metaphors, and Machines

Refiguring Life

Refiguring Life

Expliquer la vie: Modèles, métaphores et machines en biologie du développement

Expliquer la vie: Modèles, métaphores et machines en biologie du développement

The Century of the Gene by Evelyn Fox Keller (2001-01-15)

The Century of the Gene by Evelyn Fox Keller (2001-01-15)

Secrets of Life, Secrets of Death: Essays on Gender, Language and Science by Evelyn Fox Keller (1993-03-04)

Secrets of Life, Secrets of Death: Essays on Gender, Language and Science by Evelyn Fox Keller (1993-03-04)