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Nature, nurture and chance : the lives of Frank and Charles Fenner /
As the author, Frank Fenner, sees it, 'nature' means the combination of genes that we inherit from our parents; 'nurture' means the way that our physical and social environment, especially during childhood, influence our mental and emotional characteristics; and chance is defined...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Canberra :
Australian National University E Press,
©2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part I. The life of Frank Fenner ; Introduction
- Childhood, 1914 to 1932
- The university years, 1933 to 1940
- The war years, May 1940 to February 1946
- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, 1946 to 1948; Rockefeller Institute, 1948 to 1949
- Professor of microbiology, John Curtin School of Medical Research, 1949 to 1967 : administrative and domestic arrangements
- Professor of microbiology, John Curtin School of Medical Research, 1949 to 1967 : research
- Director of the John Curtin School of Medical Research, 1967 to 1973
- Activities associated with the Australian Academy of Science
- Director of the Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, 1973 to 1979
- "Smallpox and its Eradication," 1969 to 1980
- Visiting fellow, John Curtin School of Medical Research, from 1980
- Part II. The life of Charles Fenner ; The Fenner lineage
- Childhood, university, marriage and family
- Charles Fenner, the educational administrator
- Overseas trips, diary extracts on education
- The scientist and science communicator
- Overseas trips, diary extracts on science
- Reflections, Frank Fenner.