The Martin Spirit
Charles Martin and the Foundation of Biological Science in Australia
$38.82
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
20 November 2019
Summary
The field of science in Australia would be poorer if not for Charles Martin. The indefatigable Englishman served the physiology departments of burgeoning universities in Sydney and Melbourne at the end of the 19th century, before returning home to run the Lister Institute, foremost medical research institute of the English speaking world. He set in motion Australia’s 20th century advances in medical sciences, inspiring graduates who caught “the Martin Spirit”. Forever a “bastard Australian”, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781925043471 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1925043479 |
| Author: | Patricia Morison |
| Publisher: | Halstead Press |
| Imprint: | Halstead Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 20 November 2019 |
| Weight: | 620g |
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About The Author
Patricia Morison
Patricia Morison grew up in Kalgoorlie and majored in history at the Western Australian University, before working in research for the Australian Governmen, and the Greater London Council. She has contributed several entries to the Australian Dictionary of Biography, and research and wrote a full length biography of anatomist James Thomas Wilson. She lives in Canberra with her husband Ian.
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