To foster the spirit of professionalism : Southern scientists and state academies of science /

Details the struggle of Southern scientists to maintain professional status and organizations after the Civil War. Explores the role of academies of science in helping maintain a presence, research activity, and communication.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Midgette, Nancy Smith, 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, ©1991.
Colección:History of American science and technology series.
Temas:
Science > Southern States > Societies, etc. > History.
Science > Southern States > History.
Research institutes > Southern States > History.
Research > Southern States > History.
Sciences > États-Unis (Sud) > Associations > Histoire.
Sciences > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire.
SCIENCE > General.
Research
Research institutes
Science
Science > Societies, etc.
Physical Sciences & Mathematics.
Sciences - General.
Southern States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Organization: A Vital Component of Professionalism
  • 2. Scientists int he Postbellum South
  • 3. The Need for Organization: Emergence of State Academies of Science
  • 4. Support for Fledgling Academies: North Carolina Scientists, a Case Study
  • 5. Camraderie, Research, and Publication: State Academies and Scientists' Professional Needs
  • 6. Southern Scientists and the Ideal of service
  • 7. A Dream Realized? Advent of Research Facilities in the South
  • 8. State Academies of Science int he Postwar World: Searching for an Identity
  • 9. Education the Next Generation: The Academies' Role
  • 10. Looking to the Future.

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