Black Apollo of Science: The Life of Ernest Everett Just - Paperback

by Kenneth R. Manning (Author)

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.

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This is a biography which 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.

Author Biography

Kenneth R. Manning is Professor of the History of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.