Black Apollo of Science: The Life of Ernest Everett Just

by Kenneth R. Manning

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, and political history with the history of science.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195034981
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	01/03/1985
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	416
Sales rank:	268,239
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 5.20(h) x 1.20(d)
Lexile:	1280L (what's this?)

About the Author

Kenneth R. Manning is Professor of the History of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Table of Contents

Part I
1.	The Early Years, 1883-1907	3
2.	The Beginnings of a Professional Career, 1907-16	37
3.	The Expansion of Just's Scientific World: Woods Hole, 1909-29	67
4.	The Role of Foundation Support, 1920-29	115
Part II
5.	Europe: First Encounters, 1929-31	167
6.	Howard University: Continuing Struggle, 1929-31	208
7.	The Search for a New Life, 1931-38	238
8.	The Exile, 1938-40	301
9.	America Again	325
	Publications: E. E. Just	331
	Glossary of Manuscript Citations	335
	Notes	339
	Acknowledgments	387
	Index	389

Editorial Reviews

"A superior distinguished work...unique in its contribution to American cultural history, black history, and the history of science."—Edward Lurie, University of Delaware

"Among the finest biographies I have ever read. Manning's book wins my highest praise....It is so well written and meticulously researched...it is a pleasure to read."—Stephen Jay Gould, The New York Review of Books

"A unique contribution to not only Black history, but also to American history and to the history of science."—The Black Collegian

"Manning has created a remarkable portrait of a remarkable scientist....A brilliantly sympathetic but skillfully tempered biography....Blends social, institutional, black, and political history with the history of science. Impressively, Manning succeeds with each of these separate threads and manages to weave them together into a vibrant fabric."—Science

"In this sensitive biography, Manning conveys the outrage and absurdity of racism with a measured restraint that is much more powerful than if he had indulged in the diatribes to which his material could easily lend itself....People, settings, atmosphere...are beautifully evoked in a book that makes a major contribution to understanding the forces that obstructed and warped Just's career."—American Scientist

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