Synopses & Reviews
and#160;A member of the distinguished British Huxley family, Julian Huxley (1887andndash;1975) was a man of many talents and enormous energy.and#160;
At the beginning of his career, he founded the biology department at Rice Institute, where he taught for three years before going on to achieve eminence as a biologist, statesman, and intellectual.and#160;
While this volume concentrates on Huxleyandrsquo;s contributions to field and laboratory biology, when first published in 1992, it also provided the first in-depth examination of his efforts to popularize science and to advance the human species through eugenics.and#160;
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Julian Huxley also encourages consideration of Huxleyandrsquo;s religious and social views and his public role in science.and#160;
Synopsis
A member of the distinguished British Huxley family, Julian Huxley (1887–1975) was a man of many talents and enormous energy. While this volume concentrates on Huxley’s contributions to field and laboratory biology, when first published in 1992, it also provided the first in-depth examination of his efforts to popularize science and to advance the human species through eugenics.
About the Author
and#160;C. KENNETH WATERS is professor of philosophy and director of the Minnesota Center of Science at the University of Minnesota. ALBERT VAN HELDEN is professor of history at Rice University; his specialty is the history of science.and#160;