A chosen calling Jews in science in the twentieth century / Noah J. Efron.

Author/creator Efron, Noah J.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press ; Cincinnati : Hebrew Union College Press, 2014.
Descriptionxv, 149 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Science--Social aspects.
Judaism and science.
Jews--United States. --Intellectual life. --20th century.
Jews--Russia. --Intellectual life. --20th century.
Jews--Palestine. --Intellectual life. --20th century.
Jewish scientists--Social aspects. --United States. --History. --20th century.
Jewish scientists--Social aspects. --Russia. --History. --20th century.
Jewish scientists--Social aspects. --Israel. --History. --20th century.
United States--Civilization. --Jewish influences.
Russia--Civilization. --Jewish influences.
Palestine--Civilization. --Jewish influences.

Portion of title Jews in science in the twentieth century
SeriesMedicine, science, and religion in historical context
Contents Preface : a vanload of rabbis in the culture wars of Kentucky -- Introduction : "Ridiculously disproportionate"? -- "Holding high the torch of civilization" : American Jews and twentieth-century science -- "Second only to Communism" : making Soviet Jews and Soviet science -- "Making a land of experiments" : science and technology in Zionist imagination and enterprise -- Conclusion : when all worlds were new worlds.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 105-141) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013036532
ISBN9781421413815 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1421413817 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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