Max F Perutz / Is Science Necessary? Essays on Science and Scientists 1st 1989

Description: Is Science Necessary? - Essays on Science and Scientists Author: Max F. Perutz Title: Is Science Necessary? - Essays on Science and Scientists Publication: New York: Dutton, 1989 Edition: First Description: Hardcover. 285. Essays by this Nobel Laureate scientist explore the importance of science in health, energy, and food production, offer profiles of other great scientists, and discuss the relationship of science to politics.Max Ferdinand Perutz OM CH CBE FRS (1914 - 2002) was an Austrian-born British molecular biologist, who shared the 1962 Nobel Prize for Chemistry with John Kendrew, for their studies of the structures of haemoglobin and myoglobin. He went on to win the Royal Medal of the Royal Society in 1971 and the Copley Medal in 1979. At Cambridge he founded and chaired (1962-79) The MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB), fourteen of whose scientists have won Nobel Prizes.This copy is fine with a white cloth spine on brown paper-covered boards and gilt and blud titles on the spine. No marks or damage at all. The unclipped DJ is also pristine.Could pass for new. Fine / Fine. Seller ID: B504 Subject: Science, Math and Technology Baykorp Books Selling quality books and related items at reasonable prices. Terms All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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