num_pages: 416
description: This biography illuminates the racial attitudes of an elite group of American scientists and foundation officers. It is the story of a complex and unhappy man. It blends social, institutional, black, and political history with the history of science.
language: English
title: Black Apollo of Science: The Life of Ernest Everett Just
titlecomplete: Black Apollo of Science: The Life of Ernest Everett Just
genres: Biography, Science, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 79
awards: awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Biography or Autobiography, awardedAt: 410256000000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Biography/Autobiography, awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Pfizer Award
publisher: Oxford University Press