Bloomsbury Scientists science and art in the wake of Darwin

Bloomsbury Scientists is the story of the network of scientists and artists living in a square mile of London before and after World War I. This inspired group of men and women viewed creativity and freedom as the driving force behind nature, and each strove to understand this in their own inventive...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Boulter, Michael Charles, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : UCL Press 2017.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009746537606719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Two funerals, 1882-3
  • Lankester takes over, 1884-90
  • Eccentric campaigners, 1890s
  • Insiders and outsiders, 1890s
  • A new breed of professional, 1890-1904
  • A new breed of biologist, 1900-10
  • The rise of eugenics, 1901-14
  • Old habits die hard, 1901-14
  • Time passes, 1914-18
  • The one culture, 1920s and 1930s.