Daniel McAlpine and The Bitter Pit

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Parbery, Douglas G. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Θέματα: History.; Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Microbiology.; Plant pathology.; Plant physiology.; History of Science.; Plant Pathology.; Plant Physiology.; Life Sciences, general.

Part I consists of 6 chapters. The first three cover McAlpine's early education, work and influences which drew him into science. How Thomas Huxley and William Thislton-Dyer ignited his interest in biology and follows his achievements in Edinburgh including his remarkable teaching atlases and h...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• PART ONE: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PIONEER PHYTOPATHOLOGIST
• Scotland & England
• Highly Educated Non-Graduate
• Australia Felix
• Vegetable Pathologist
• Twenty Years of Plant Pathology in Australia
• International Recognition
• PART TWO:THE BITTER PIT INVESTIGATION
• Bitter Pit
• The Poison Theory
• A National Investigation
• The First Year 1911-1912
• Serious Stumbling Blocks
• The Second Year's Work 1912-1913
• The Third Years Work 1913-1914
• The Fourth Year of the Investigation 1914-1915
• The Fifth Year of the Investigation 1915-1916
• Appraisal of McAlpine's Success
• Personal Interactions
• PART THREE: TWILIGHT OF THE GOD
• The Fruitless Years
• Re-establishment of a Reputation.  .