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Overview
Gregor Mendel: The First Geneticist presents a lively, authoritative introduction to the man who discovered the laws of heredity and pioneered the study of genetics. Written by world-renowned Mendel scholar Vitezslav Orel, the book brilliantly traces Mendel's intellectual development, focusing in particular on his 1865 plant crossing experiments that revolutionized modern science. Throughout, Orel considers Mendel's contributions and personality in the unique social context in which he flourished. He also offers fascinating accounts of Mendel's fight for recognition, and the subsequent misuse of his theories by the Soviets and Nazis. Gregor Mendel offers the definitive systematic account of the great scientist's life and work. It will be enjoyed by interested general readers as well as students and researchers in biology and science history.
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An account of the scientific work of Gregor Mendel, the discoverer of the fundamental laws of heredity and the founder of modern genetics, with attention to the social and intellectual environment in which he lived and in which his ideas were received by his contemporaries and in the years following his discoveries. A few b&w illustrations. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
July 25, 1996
Publisher
New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Pages
376
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780198547747