René J. Dubos (1901–1982)
Autore di So Human an Animal
Sull'Autore
Rene Dubos was a famous microbiologist, as well as a writer, educator, and environmentalist. Born and educated in France, Dubos came to the United States in 1924 to join the research staff of Rutgers University. In 1927 he was invited to join the staff of Rockefeller University, where he spent mostra altro practically his entire career. At Rockefeller University, Dubos pioneered research in antibiotics for commercial use during the 1940s. In 1939 he discovered tyrothricin, the first commercially produced antibiotic. As he grew older, his interests shifted from microbiology to humanistic and social-environmental issues. He devoted much of his writing to environmental problems and their impact on human beings. Dubos served as president of several professional organizations in the sciences, wrote 20 books, and was awarded more than a score of prizes by the scientific community. As an emeritus professor at Rockefeller University he continued to write until his death. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Serie
Opere di René J. Dubos
The unseen world 5 copie
Gesundheit und Krankheit / Von René Dubos [u.a.] [Aus d. Engl. übertr. von Hans-Albert Bruns u. Uwe… (1969) 1 copia
GUIDE TO SCIENCE 1 copia
L'HOMME ININTERROMPU 1 copia
Time: Time-Life Science Library 1 copia
Machines 1 copia
Il dio interno 1 copia
El hombre en adaptación 1 copia
Dio interno, Il 1 copia
LUIS PASTEUR 1 copia
Les dieux de l'écologie 1 copia
So Human An Animal 1 copia
Opere correlate
Curiosities of medicine;: An assembly of medical diversions, 1552-1962 (1963) — Collaboratore — 25 copie
Who Speaks for Earth? Seven Citizens of the World on Major Issues of the Global Environment (1973) — Collaboratore — 16 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Dubos, René J.
- Nome legale
- Dubos, René Jules
- Data di nascita
- 1901-02-20
- Data di morte
- 1982-02-20
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- France
USA - Luogo di nascita
- Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, France
- Luogo di morte
- New York, New York, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, France (birth)
- Istruzione
- Institut national agronomique, Paris
Rutgers University - Attività lavorative
- microbiologist
environmentalist
conservationist - Relazioni
- Ward, Barbara (colleague)
- Organizzazioni
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature, 1979)
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- Opere
- 50
- Opere correlate
- 4
- Utenti
- 1,390
- Popolarità
- #18,498
- Voto
- 3.6
- Recensioni
- 17
- ISBN
- 86
- Lingue
- 7
- Preferito da
- 1