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Dominant Character: How J. B. S. Haldane Transformed Genetics, Became a Communist, and Risked His Neck for Science

Contributor(s): Subramanian, Samanth (Author)

ISBN: 9781324022039

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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Pub Date: July 26, 2022

Lexile Code: 0000

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Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.20" H x 8.20" L x 5.40" W ( 0.70 lbs) 400 pages

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Description: One of the Wall Street Journal's 10 Best Books of 2020
One of the New York Times's 100 Notable Books of 2020

A biography of J. B. S. Haldane, the brilliant and eccentric British scientist whose innovative predictions inspired Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.

Brief description: Samanth Subramanian is an award-winning writer whose journalism has appeared in The New Yorker, New York Times Magazine, Guardian, Harper's Weekly, and Wired. He lives in London.

Review Quotes: Fascinating.... A Dominant Character is the best Haldane biography yet. With science so politicized in this country and abroad, the book could be an allegory for every scientist who wants to take a stand.--Jonathan Weiner "New York Times Book Review"

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