Lancelot Hogben (1895–1975)
Auteur de The Loom of Language
A propos de l'auteur
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 afficher plus 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) afficher moins
Crédit image: Back cover of dust jacket of book 'Beginnings & Blunders' 1970
Séries
Œuvres de Lancelot Hogben
From the Cave Painting to the Comic Strip: A Kaleidoscope of Human Communication (1949) 46 exemplaires
Interglossa : a draft of an auxiliary for a democratic world order, being an attempt to apply semantic principlesto… (1943) 22 exemplaires
Essential world English, being a preliminary mnemotechnic programme for proficiency in English self-expression for… (1963) 5 exemplaires
Statistical Theory: The Relationship of Probability, Credibility and Error: An Examination of the Contemporary Crisis… (1968) 5 exemplaires
Vitenskap for hvermann 1 3 exemplaires
Vitenskap for hvermann 2 3 exemplaires
La matematica nella storia e nella vita. Volume 2. 2 exemplaires
La matemática en la vida del hombre 1 exemplaire
L'univers des nombres 1 exemplaire
Comparative physiology 1 exemplaire
A journey to Nineveh and other verses 1 exemplaire
Whales for the Welsh: a tale of war and peace, with notes for those who teach or preach (1967) 1 exemplaire
An introduction to mathematical genetics 1 exemplaire
Visual History of Mankind 1 exemplaire
The signs of civilisation (Wonderful world series) 1 exemplaire
De consequenties van 1 = 1 1 exemplaire
How the World Was Explored 1 exemplaire
La conquista del tempo e dello spazio 1 exemplaire
La matematica nella storia e nella vita - Vol 1 1 exemplaire
Nature and Nurture 1 exemplaire
Il cammino della scienza 1 exemplaire
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- Date de naissance
- 1895-12-09
- Date de décès
- 1975-08-22
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Lieu de naissance
- Portsmouth, England, UK
- Lieux de résidence
- Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK
- Études
- Tottenham County School
University of Cambridge (Trinity College) - Professions
- zoologist
statistician - Relations
- Charles, Enid (wife)
- Organisations
- Independent Labour Party
University of Birmingham
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- Œuvres
- 48
- Aussi par
- 3
- Membres
- 1,891
- Popularité
- #13,598
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 15
- ISBN
- 55
- Langues
- 4