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The Launching of Modern American Science 1846-1876 [Paperback]

Robert V. Bruce (Author)

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Publication Date: 1988

1988 Pulitzer Prize winner.

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"For readers born since the 1930s, who have grown up assuming the United States leads the world in science, The Launching of Modern American Science 1846-1876 will come as something of a shock. It shows that, little over a century ago, the American scientific community was small, mediocre, and unpromising ... [Bruce] has provided a wealth of information on the people and institutions of mid-19th-century American science."

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1988 Pulitzer Prize winner.

From The New York Times

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Paperback: 456 pages
Publisher: Cornell (1988)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0801494966
ISBN-13: 978-0801494963
Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,620,398 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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