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Clark's biography reveals the private life of J.B.S. Haldane - trail-blazing geneticist & physiologist, popularizer of science and dedicated Marxist. His relationships with colleagues & the political establishment were normally acrimonious - the reminiscences of friends & enemies, as well as his private papers, add the weight of personal insight to this examination of a great man. Acknowledgments 1. Training Life with father The enjoyable experience 2. Testing time The mathematics of evolution A geneticist in the headlines "The Prof" of U.C. 3. Into battle Really facing the dictators A scientist goes to war A scientist fights the war Lysenko: the inescapable choice "The cuddly cactus" 4. The green fields beyond The great decision Aiding India A brief look at paradise Good-bye to all that Bibliography Index

Author

Ronald W. (Ronald William) Clark

Publisher

Oxford University Press (NY)

Published

1984

Language

EN

ISBN

9780192814302

Subjects

Science, Literary Fiction, Memoir

Rating

4 / 5 (13 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14