Publication

1975 - , No place, unknown, or undetermined

Language

English

Word Count

159,750 words, Guess

Page Count

639 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC575.1/092/4
  • LCCMicrofiche QH31.D58

Alternate Titles

  • Dobzhansky, Theodesius Grigorievich

Description

Geneticist. Topics include: childhood and education in Russia; early interest in genetics; experiences during revolutionary and post revolutionary years; training in genetics in Russia; Rockefeller fellowship to work in United States, 1928; California Institute of Technology, 1930-1940; professor of zoology, Columbia University, 1940. Detailed descriptions of work with T.H. Morgan, A.H. Sturtevant, and C.B. Bridges. Problems of artificial selection; racism; Zoology Department, Columbia University, 1940-1962; research in California, Mexico, Brazil; Latin American scientists; travels to New Guinea, Australia, Egypt, India, Indonesia. Impressions of noted scientists.

Subjects

People

Theodosius Dobzhansky (1900-1975)Theodosius Grigorievich Dobzhansky (1900-)

Series Statement

  • N.Y.T [i.e. New York times oral history program -- 1]

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