Black Apollo of Science: The Life of Ernest Everett Just

By Kenneth R. Manning

Book Overview

This biography 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,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195034988
• ISBN13: 9780195034981
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 1.2" x 5.2"

Customer Reviews

Excellent

A fascinating study of an all-but-ignored American scientific genius who was staggeringly original and prolific --and an incidental indictment of U.S. racism.

Under-rated first-rate biography!

With all due respect to the other reviewer, I cannot understand how the word "excellent" can be used in a admiring review - followed by the assignment of only three stars! This a is four-star book at a minimum, and I think it deserves five stars. This is an exemplary biography in it terms of the underlying research, choice of subject and material to be included, and the style of writing. As a biologist, I am familiar with Just's work and some of the primary literature of his time, and can only add my praise for the author's adept handling of the technical topics. Highly recomended, moving, under-rated and under-read book!