Iconoclast: Abraham Flexner and a Life in Learning

by Thomas Neville Bonner

In this, the first biography of Abraham Flexner (1866-1959), distinguished scholar Thomas N. Bonner offers an engaging and insightful view of one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century American education. From his early, pathbreaking work in experimental primary schools to the founding of the prestigious Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, Abraham Flexner's influence on American education was deep, pervasive, and enduring...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801871247
• ISBN13: 9780801871245
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher