Shaping Biology : The National Science Foundation and American Biological Research, 1945-1975
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"This is one of those rare books that historians and sociologists of science will use for a very long time as a valuable resource... Toby A. Appel's is a compelling and important story, written with a sense of humor and humanity." -- Jane Maienschein, Annals of Science
"Appel has done a remarkable job. No subsequent historical work on NSF and the biological sciences can begin without building on the solid foundation she provides in Shaping Biology." -- James E. Strick, Science
"Toby Appel does a thorough, scholarly job of bringing to life... the National Science Foundation." -- James P. Collins, Journal of the History of Biology
"This path-breaking book on the National Science Foundation (NSF) represents the first detailed empirical study of this agency in the making of 'policy' for the life sciences in the United States since 1945." -- Nicolas Rasmussen, Politics by Science
"Based on previously unexamined archival sources, Appel's analysis is clearly presented and well documented. She provides critical policy context for NSF decisions in biology by discussing their elevance to NIH, other federal agencies, and both national and international political events." -- Victoria A. Harden, Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences
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"Shaping Biology will interest historians of science, biologists, anyone who has dealt with NSF, anyone who has worked there, and anyone interested in American science policy since World War II, because so much of what is written on that topic is focused on NSF. It was especially refreshing to see Vannevar Bush and the origins of NSF from the point of view of biology, because just about everything written on him and the founding is all about the history of physics. The book is clearly written and incorporates research from previously unused collections." -- Margaret RossiterCornell University, author of Women Scientists in America: Before Affirmative Action, 1940-1972
Shaping Biology : The National Science Foundation and American Biological Research, 1945-1975
Shaping Biology: The National Science Foundation and American Biological Research, 1945-1975,Toby A. Appel,The Johns Hopkins University Press,080186321X,Biological Research,Biology,History,Life Sciences - Biology - General,National Science Foundation (U,National Science Foundation (U.S.),Research,Science,Science/Mathematics,United States,Biology, Life Sciences,Business & Economics / Economic Development,History of science,Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000,Science funding & policy,USA
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