Black Apollo of Science: The Life of Ernest Everett Just
Kenneth Manning
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.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1985
- ISBN-13
- 9780199763337
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Topics
- African American historyHistory of scienceRacism in academia
Awards
- Pulitzer Prize for Biography or AutobiographyShortlistedMajor(1984)
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