{"product_id":"centennial-history-of-the-carnegie-institution-of-washington-volume-4-the-department-of-plant-biology-paperback-9781107412415","title":"Centennial History of the Carnegie Institution of Washington: Volume 4, The Department of Plant Biology (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107412415","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCentennial History of the Carnegie Institution of Washington: Volume 4, The Department of Plant Biology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 2005 book is an exciting exploration of a century of scientific discovery.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePatricia Craig (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107412415, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 January 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e294 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.4 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'What makes this book really impressive is how much Patricia Craig, the author, manages to pack into her historical account. … The book is rich in including unpublished archival photographs; and Craig takes special care to include lesser known figures as well as the luminaries usually associated with the institution … The book is in fact a nicely comprehensive history that goes far beyond the history of one institution, albeit an important and influential one; it is a comprehensive survey of the development of the plant sciences in the twentieth century. As such, this is a most welcome addition to the history of twentieth century biology.' History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFrom humble beginnings as a small desert laboratory in Tucson, Arizona, at the beginning of the twentieth century, the Carnegie Institution's Department of Plant Biology has evolved into a thriving international center of plant molecular biology that sits today on the campus of Stanford University. In the last hundred years it has witnessed immense changes in biological thinking, and been at the forefront of innovative research. This fourth in a series of five histories of the Carnegie Institution touches on the tangled beginnings of ecology, the baroque complexities of photosynthesis, the great mid-century evolutionary synthesis and the adventurous start of the plant molecular revolution.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. An outpost in the desert\u003cbr\u003e 2. Early years at the desert lab\u003cbr\u003e 3. Daniel MacDougal: engineer of life\u003cbr\u003e 4. A decade of change\u003cbr\u003e 5. Terminations and taperings\u003cbr\u003e 6. A mythic collaboration\u003cbr\u003e 7. The black box of photosynthesis\u003cbr\u003e 8. Years of duty\u003cbr\u003e 9. The decade of chlorophyll\u003cbr\u003e 10. Defining a new ecology\u003cbr\u003e 11. The emerging complexity\u003cbr\u003e 12. An integrative approach\u003cbr\u003e 13. Common ground\u003cbr\u003e 14. The molecular era.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265699959064,"sku":"9781107412415","price":35.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107412415i.jpg?v=1694485174","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/centennial-history-of-the-carnegie-institution-of-washington-volume-4-the-department-of-plant-biology-paperback-9781107412415","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}