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The pseudoscience wars : Immanuel Velikovsky and the birth of the modern fringe

Title
  1. The pseudoscience wars : Immanuel Velikovsky and the birth of the modern fringe / Michael D. Gordin.
Published by
  1. Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2012, ©2012.
Author
  1. Gordin, Michael D.

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Description
  1. x, 291 pages; 24 cm
Subject
  1. Pseudoscience > History > 20th century
  2. Velikovsky, Immanuel, 1895-1979 > Appreciation
  3. Velikovsky, Immanuel, 1895-1979 > Influence
  4. Lysenko, Trofim, 1898-1976
  5. Creationism > History
  6. Eugenics > History
  7. Science > History > 20th century
Contents
  1. Introduction: Bad ideas -- The grand collision of spring 1950 -- A monolithic oneness -- The battle over Lysenkoism -- Experiments in rehabilitation -- Skirmishes on the edge of creation -- Strangest bedfellows -- Conclusion: Pseudoscience in our time.
Call number
  1. JFE 12-7710
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Author
  1. Gordin, Michael D.
Title
  1. The pseudoscience wars : Immanuel Velikovsky and the birth of the modern fringe / Michael D. Gordin.
Imprint
  1. Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2012, ©2012.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN
  1. 2012003653
ISBN
  1. 9780226304427
  2. 0226304426
Research call number
  1. JFE 12-7710
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