Lancelot Hogben, Scientific Humanist
Author | : Lancelot Thomas Hogben |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 1998 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105022845742 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Download or read book Lancelot Hogben, Scientific Humanist written by Lancelot Thomas Hogben and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hogben escaped from a background of religious bigotry by the academic ladder and gained a major scholarship at Cambridge and graduated in 1916. During a noteworthy academic career, he found time to be active in the Fabian Society and in the London Labour Party. He also founded the Journal of Experimental Biology along with Julian Huxley and J.B.S. Haldane. He is most widely known for Mathematics for the Million and Science for the Citizen, and he played a big part in creating The Loom of Language.