Gregor Mendel
Subtitle: the first geneticist
By: Vítĕzslav Orel ; translated by Stephen Finn.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 363
Subjects: Mendel, Gregor, 1822-1884.; Geneticists -- Austria -- Biography.; Genetics -- History.; Mendel's law -- History.
Description: Based on documents and publications relating to the life and research of Gregor Mendel, the discoverer of the fundamental laws of heredity and the father of modern genetics, this study examines the life of Mendel as scientist, as abbot, and as a man. A new picture of Mendel is presented, incorporating not only the circumstances under which his discoveries were made, but also the attitudes towards these new ideas, both among his contemporaries and in the years following his great achievement.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-353) and index.