1st Edition
Scientific Progress
By James Jeans, William Bragg, E.V. Appleton, E. Mellanby, J.B.S. Haldane, Julian S. Huxley
Copyright 1936
216 Pages
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First published in 1936, this volume contains six of the Halley Stewart Lectures – originally founded "For Research towards the Christian Ideal in All Social Life" – by some of the greatest of English scientists of the mid-20 th century, each a leading authority in his respective field: cosmology, physics, meteorology, medicine and genetics.
The final lecture considers the relationship... Read more
1. Man and the Universe Sir James Jeans 2. The Progress of Physical Science Sir William Bragg 3. The Electricity in the Atmosphere E. V. Appleton 4. Progress in Medical Science E. Mellanby 5. Human Genetics and Human Ideals J. B. S. Haldane 6. Science and its Relation to Social Needs Julian Huxley
Biography
Sir James Jeans, F.R.S. Sir William Bragg, O.M., F.R.S. Professor E. V. Appleton, F.R.S. Professor E. Mellanby, F.R.S. Professor J. B. S. Haldane, F.R.S. Professor Julian Huxley
