Lancelot Hogben (1895–1975)
Autore di The Loom of Language
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Lancelot Hogben--a prolific British writer on topics as diverse as science, history, and politics--was born in Southsea, England, in 1895. Hogben was educated at Cambridge as a biologist, but never limited himself to a single field of inquiry. He is best remembered for his many books for adults and mostra altro children that attempted to make math and science available to popular audiences. In Mathematics for a Million (1936) and Science for a Citizen (1938), Hogben offered adult readers detailed and readable texts on difficult subjects. His many books for children include First Great Inventions (1950) and Before Science Began (1970). One of Hogben's most ambitious projects emerged rather accidentally; in 1940, he and his daughter were trapped in Oslo, Norway, by the German invasion. The best plan Hogben could devise to return home to England was by making a 20,000-mile detour through Sweden, Russia, Siberia, Japan, and the United States--a journey he details in Author in Transit, a travelogue complete with commentary on politics, culture, science, and history. Hogben's academic career included stints at universities in England, Scotland, Canada, South Africa, and Guyana. He died in 1975. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Back cover of dust jacket of book 'Beginnings & Blunders' 1970
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Opere di Lancelot Hogben
Interglossa : a draft of an auxiliary for a democratic world order, being an attempt to apply semantic principlesto… (1943) 22 copie
Essential world English, being a preliminary mnemotechnic programme for proficiency in English self-expression for… (1963) 5 copie
Statistical Theory: The Relationship of Probability, Credibility and Error: An Examination of the Contemporary Crisis… (1968) 5 copie
Vitenskap for hvermann 1 3 copie
Vitenskap for hvermann 2 3 copie
L'univers des nombres 1 copia
Comparative physiology 1 copia
Whales for the Welsh: a tale of war and peace, with notes for those who teach or preach (1967) 1 copia
Visual History of Mankind 1 copia
De consequenties van 1 = 1 1 copia
How the World Was Explored 1 copia
Nature and Nurture 1 copia
Il cammino della scienza 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1895-12-09
- Data di morte
- 1975-08-22
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Luogo di nascita
- Portsmouth, England, UK
- Luogo di residenza
- Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK
- Istruzione
- Tottenham County School
University of Cambridge (Trinity College) - Attività lavorative
- zoologist
statistician - Relazioni
- Charles, Enid (wife)
- Organizzazioni
- Independent Labour Party
University of Birmingham
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 48
- Opere correlate
- 3
- Utenti
- 1,892
- Popolarità
- #13,596
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 15
- ISBN
- 55
- Lingue
- 4