The man who shocked the world
Subtitle: the life and legacy of Stanley Milgram
By: Thomas Blass.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group; Basic Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
Subjects: Milgram, Stanley; Social psychologists -- United States -- Biography; Authority; Obedience; Social psychology; Social psychology -- Experiments
Genres: Biography.
Description: "The creator of the famous "Obedience Experiments," carried out at Yale in the 1960s, and originator of the "six degrees of separation" concept, Stanley Milgram was one of the most innovative scientists of our time. In this biography - the first in-depth portrait of Milgram - Thomas Blass captures the colorful personality and pioneering work of a man who profoundly altered the way we think about human nature."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The neighborhood with no name; title: Making the grade at Harvard; title: Norway and France; title: From the princetitute to Yale; title: Obedience: the experience; title: Obedience: the experiment; title: Aftershocks; title: Return to academic Eden; title: City psychology; title: Center stage; title: Vexations, cyranoids, and the declining years; title: Milgram's legacy.