Essays and Papers in the History of Modern Science. by GUERLAC, Henry - 1977

Baltimore and London:: John Hopkins University Press, (1977)., 1977. 8vo. xix, 540 pp. Index. Brown gilt-stamped cloth, dust jacket; spine head torn, jacket flap split, otherwise worn d.j. Good. Roger Hahn studied under Guerlac. "Henry Edward Guerlac (June 14, 1910 – May 29, 1985) was an American historian of science. He taught at Cornell University where he was the Goldwin Smith Professor of History and a member of the Department of History. Guerlac earned his PhD in European history from Harvard in 1941. He was awarded the Pfizer Award in 1959 by the History of Science Society for his book Lavoisier: The Cucial Year, and was given the Dexter Prize from the American Chemical Society in 1972. He won the George Sarton Medal, the highest award given by the History of Science Society, in 1973. He was a Guggenheim Fellow in 1978, and in 1982 was awarded the Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur by France." –Wikipedia. ISBN: 0801819148