Black Apollo of Science (Paperback)

The Life of Ernest Everett Just

By Kenneth R. Manning

Oxford University Press, USA, 9780195034981, 416pp.

Publication Date: January 3, 1985

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Description

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.


About the Author

Kenneth R. Manning is Professor of the History of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.