Bloomsbury Scientists : science and art in the wake of Darwin / Michael Charles Boulter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boulter, Michael Charles, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Social aspects.

Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 175 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : UCL Press, 2017.

Summary:

Bloomsbury Scientists is the story of the network of scientists and artists living in a square mile of London before and after World War I. This inspired group of men and women viewed creativity and freedom as the driving force behind nature, and each strove to understand this in their own inventive way. Their collective energy changed the social mood of the era and brought a new synthesis of knowledge to ideas in science and art. Class barriers were threatened as power shifted from the landed oligarchy to those with talent and the will to make a difference. A time of unexpected opportunities.

Contents:

Two funerals, 1882-3

Lankester takes over, 1884-90

Eccentric campaigners, 1890s

Insiders and outsiders, 1890s

A new breed of professional, 1890-1904

A new breed of biologist, 1900-10

The rise of eugenics, 1901-14

Old habits die hard, 1901-14

Time passes, 1914-18

The one culture, 1920s and 1930s.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (UCL Press, viewed May 13, 2023).