The Lysenko Controversy As A Global Phenomenon Volume 1

Download or read book The Lysenko Controversy as a Global Phenomenon, Volume 1 written by William deJong-Lambert and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2018-07-19 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume covers the global history of the Lysenko controversy, while exploring in greater depth the background of D. Lysenko’s career and influence in the USSR. By presenting the rise and fall of T.D. Lysenko in a variety of aspects—his influence upon art, unrecognized predecessors, and the extent to which genetics continued in the USSR even while he was in power, and the revival of his reputation today—the authors provide a fresh perspective on one of the most notorious episodes in the history of science.