Daniel McAlpine and The Bitter Pit
Part I consists of 6 chapters. The first three cover McAlpine's early education, work and influences which drew him into science. How Thomas Huxley and William Thislton-Dyer ignited his interest in biology and follows his achievements in Edinburgh including his remarkable teaching atlases and h...
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Springer International Publishing
2015, 2015
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2015 |
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Table of Contents:
- PART ONE: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PIONEER PHYTOPATHOLOGIST
- Scotland & England
- Highly Educated Non-Graduate
- Australia Felix
- Vegetable Pathologist
- Twenty Years of Plant Pathology in Australia
- International Recognition
- PART TWO:THE BITTER PIT INVESTIGATION
- Bitter Pit
- The Poison Theory
- A National Investigation
- The First Year 1911-1912
- Serious Stumbling Blocks
- The Second Year's Work 1912-1913
- The Third Years Work 1913-1914
- The Fourth Year of the Investigation 1914-1915
- The Fifth Year of the Investigation 1915-1916
- Appraisal of McAlpine's Success
- Personal Interactions
- PART THREE: TWILIGHT OF THE GOD
- The Fruitless Years
- Re-establishment of a Reputation.