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In the Name of Eugenics: Genetics and the Use of Human Heredity

Daniel J. Kevles

In the Name of Eugenics: Genetics and the Use of Human Heredity

A rich narrative about the science of "improving" the human race, from the 19th century to genetic engineering today.

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Publisher
Harvard University Press
Year
1995
ISBN-13
9780674445574
Genre
Science & Technology
Topics
EugenicsGeneticsHistory of science

Awards

Other awarded books from Daniel J. Kevles

  • The Physicists: The History of a Scientific Community in Modern America
  • The Baltimore Case: A Trial of Politics, Science, and Character

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