Genetics in the Madhouse: The Unknown History of Human Heredity
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Genetics in the Madhouse: The Unknown History of Human Heredity
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Theodore M. Porter
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:464 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 156 |
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| Category/Genre | History of specific subjects
History of science |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691203232
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| Classifications | Dewey:363.92 |
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| Illustrations |
20 b/w illus.
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
14 July 2020 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
The untold story of how hereditary data in mental hospitals gave rise to the science of human heredity In the early 1800s, a century before there was any concept of the gene, physicians in insane asylums began to record causes of madness in their admission books. Almost from the beginning, they pointed to heredity as the most important of these
Author Biography
Theodore M. Porter is Distinguished Professor of History and holds the Peter Reill Chair at the University of California, Los Angeles. His books include Karl Pearson: The Scientific Life in a Statistical Age (Princeton).
Reviews"Winner of the Pfizer Award, History of Science Society" "Winner of the Cheiron Book Prize, Cheiron: The International Society for the History of Behavioral & Social Sciences" "One of Science News' Favorite Science Books of 2018"
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