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Institutionalizing Science in Oregon : The Role of the Oregon State Academy of Sciences, 1905-1914

Creator:

Read, Richard Thomas

Abstract:

In February 1905 the Oregon State Academy of Sciences formed in Portland to promote scientific research and diffusion of scientific knowledge in Oregon. The founders also planned to assist in the discovery and development of the state's natural resources. The Academy was the first scientific society in Oregon with professional...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

charter Mazama and is listed as a member of the Oregon Academy of Science in 1892. James A. Lyman (1866