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Filtering by: Creator Krueger, William C. (William Clement), 1942- Remove constraint Creator: Krueger, William C. (William Clement), 1942- Degree Field History of Science Remove constraint Degree Field: History of Science

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  • John Archibald Wheeler : a study of mentoring in modern physics

    Creator:
    Christensen, Terry M.
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    This dissertation has two objectives. The first objective is to determine where best to situate the study of mentoring (i.e. the 'making of scientists') on the landscape of the history of science and science studies. This task is accomplished by establishing mentoring studies as a link between the robust body...
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    handsomely from my associations with Professors, Ron Doel, Paul Farber, Melinda Gormley, William Husband

  • Education of American research astronomers, 1876-1941

    Creator:
    Hall, Robert Dale, 1947-
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    The education (particularly graduate education) of Americans who were active in astronomical research between 1876 and 1941 is assessed for its effectiveness in preparing the astronomers for careers in research. This period contains three dynamic changes: the growth of American astronomy in becoming the world's leading community of astronomers, the...
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    ................................................. 153 WILLIAM HUSSEY YEARS, 1905-1926, AND BEYOND .................. 156 AN ASSESSMENT OF MICHIGAN'S

  • Second nature : domestication as experiment and metaphor in 20th century American psychobiology

    Creator:
    Blanchard, Nicholas
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    By 1900 domestication was a promising, if somewhat vexed, subject in biology. Volumes had been written about domestication, but little serious scientific inquiry was directed toward the phenomenon. Expertise lay with practical men, primarily breeders and fanciers. The bulk of scientific commentary on domestication came from anthropologists who derived theories...
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    …………………………..…119 Coat-color in History and Culture..………………………..………………..121 William E. Castle and the Bussey

  • Plague in London : a case study of the biological and social pressures exerted by 300 years of yersinia pestis

    Creator:
    Hall, Alice
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    The Second Pandemic had a profound impact on the people of Europe. In the few years between 1347 and 1350, a new epidemic disease spread across the entirety of Europe and killed between one third and two thirds of the population. While this initial wave was important, the real significance...
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    Masters Thesis
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