Ralph A. Lewin (1921–2008)
Auteur de Merde: Excursions in Scientific, Cultural, and Socio-Historical Coprology
A propos de l'auteur
Crédit image: Ralph Arnold Lewin
Œuvres de Ralph A. Lewin
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Lewin, Ralph A.
- Nom légal
- Lewin, Ralph Arnold
- Date de naissance
- 1921-04-30
- Date de décès
- 2008-11-30
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- London, England, UK
- Lieu du décès
- La Jolla, California, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- La Jolla, California, USA
- Études
- Cambridge University (BA | Botany 1942)
Cambridge University (MA | Botany 1946)
Yale University (Ph.D. | Botany 1950)
Cambridge University (D.Sc. 1972) - Professions
- marine biologist
- Relations
- Reed, Ivy Kellerman
- Organisations
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography
University of California, San Diego
National Research Council of Canada - Prix et distinctions
- Commemorated in bacterial genus Lewiniella
Darbaker Prize, Botanical Society of America, 1967
Membres
Critiques
Merde: Excursions in Scientific, Cultural, and… par Ralph A. Lewin
I found this an interesting read at times though the author does tend to be a bit brief and skims over some topics. Overall I found it a good 'toilet book' which I could dip in and out of whenever I was so taken.
The author of this book wants very much to be erudite and witty. Sometimes he succeeds. The most interesting chapters are the ones about human culture and practices. Worth reading if you can tolerate the pretentious style.
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 9
- Membres
- 123
- Popularité
- #162,201
- Évaluation
- 2.6
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 17
- Langues
- 1