
In the Name of Eugenics: Genetics and the Use of Human Heredity
Daniel J. Kevles
A rich narrative about the science of "improving" the human race, from the 19th century to genetic engineering today.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Year
- 1995
- ISBN-13
- 9780674445574
- Genre
- Science & Technology
- Topics
- EugenicsGeneticsHistory of science
Awards
- National Book Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(1985)
Other awarded books from Daniel J. Kevles
- The Physicists: The History of a Scientific Community in Modern America
- The Baltimore Case: A Trial of Politics, Science, and Character
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