To Advance Knowledge: The Growth of American Research Universities, 1900-1940

by Roger L. Geiger

Book Overview

American scientific supremacy was built upon the strength of our research universities. This book shows how these universities laid the foundation for the ascendancy of American science in the first half of this century, when they went from being provincial outposts of international science to being the equal of the best European centers of learning. This is a rich social history that tells much not only about the growth of American higher education...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195038037
• ISBN13: 9780195038033
• Release Date: August 1986
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 335 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.6"