Black Apollo of Science: The Life of Ernest Everett Just

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Oxford University Press, Jan 3, 1985 - Social Science - 416 pages
This biography illuminates the racial attitudes of an elite group of American scientists and foundation officers. It is the story of a complex and unhappy man. It blends social, institutional, black, and political history with the history of science.
 

Contents

The Early Years 18831907
3
The Beginnings of a Professional Career 190716
37
Woods Hole 190929
67
The Role of Foundation Support 192029
115
First Encounters 192931
167
Continuing Struggle 192931
208
The Search for a New Life 193138
238
The Exile 193840
301
America Again
325
Publications by E E Just
331
Notes
339
Acknowledgments
387
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Kenneth R. Manning is Professor of the History of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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