Black Apollo of Science The Life of Ernest Everett Just
by Manning, Kenneth R.Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1985-01-03
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary
This is a biography which illuminates the racial attitudes of an elite group of American scientists and foundation officers. It is the story of a complex and unhappy man. It blends social, institutional, black, and political history with the history of science.
Author Biography
Kenneth R. Manning is Associate Professor of the History of Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Table of Contents
| The Early Years, 1883-1907 | p. 3 |
| The Beginnings of a Professional Career, 1907-16 | p. 37 |
| The Expansion of Just's Scientific World: Woods Hole, 1909-29 | p. 67 |
| The Role of Foundation Support, 1920-29 | p. 115 |
| Europe: First Encounters, 1929-31 | p. 167 |
| Howard University: Continuing Struggle, 1929-31 | p. 208 |
| The Search for a New Life, 1931-38 | p. 238 |
| The Exile, 1938-40 | p. 301 |
| America Again | p. 325 |
| Publications: E. E. Just | p. 331 |
| Glossary of Manuscript Citations | p. 335 |
| Notes | p. 339 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 387 |
| Index | p. 389 |
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