The Murder of Nikolai Vavilov
Subtitle: The Story of Stalin's Persecution of One of the Great Scientists of the Twentieth Century
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: May 13, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780743264983
Subjects: Genetic Research; History Of Science; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Biography/Autobiography; Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics; Scientists - General; Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology; General
Description: Describes the life and career of Nikolai Vavilov, a Soviet botanist who created the world's first seed bank, and his political problems and persecution later in life that resulted in his imprisonment and death.