To foster the spirit of professionalism : Southern scientists and state academies of science / Nancy Smith Midgette. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Midgette, Nancy Smith, 1948-

Series:

History of American science and technology series.

History of American science and technology series. To foster the spirit of professionalism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Southern States--Societies, etc--History.

Science.

Science--Southern States--History.

Research institutes--Southern States--History.

Research institutes.

Research--Southern States--History.

Research.

Science--Societies, etc--History--Southern States.

Science--History--Southern States.

Research institutes--History--Southern States.

Research--History--Southern States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 238 p. )

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Details the struggle of Southern scientists to maintain professional status and organizations after the Civil War. Explores the role of academies of science in helping maintain a presence, research activity, and communication.

Contents:

1. Organization: A Vital Component of Professionalism

2. Scientists int he Postbellum South

3. The Need for Organization: Emergence of State Academies of Science

4. Support for Fledgling Academies: North Carolina Scientists, a Case Study

5. Camraderie, Research, and Publication: State Academies and Scientists' Professional Needs

6. Southern Scientists and the Ideal of service

7. A Dream Realized? Advent of Research Facilities in the South

8. State Academies of Science int he Postwar World: Searching for an Identity

9. Education the Next Generation: The Academies' Role

10. Looking to the Future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

0-585-26362-0