Holding Hands with Bacteria The Life and Work of Marjory Stephenson /

• Main Author: Štrbáňová, Soňa (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science,
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Chemistry > History.; Microbiology.; Biology > History.; History of Chemistry.; History of Biology.

This biographical brief outlines the remarkable life and career of British biochemist, Marjory Stephenson (1885-1948). In nine concise chapters, Štrbáňová describes Stephenson's scientific accomplishments and sets these against the socio-political challenges of the time. Stephenson played an im...

Table of Contents:

• Early Years
• Becoming Hopkins’ Associate
• Fruitful Years: What Alice Found in the Microbes
• Between the Medical Research Council and the Biochemistry Department
• The Rise of Nazism in Germany and the Second World War
• Post-war Activities: Recognition and Honours
• From Chemical Microbiology to General Microbiology
• Stephenson’s personality
• Conclusions: What is Left Behind....
• Supplements.