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The future of man : the BBC Reith lectures 1959

Title
The future of man : the BBC Reith lectures 1959 / by P.B. Medawar.
Author
Medawar, P. B. (Peter Brian), 1915-1987.
Publication
London : Methuen, [1960, ©1959]

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Description
128 pages; 19 cm.
Series Statement
The BBC Reith lectures ; 1959
Uniform Title
Reith lectures ; 1959.
Subject
  • Human genetics
  • Human beings
  • Evolution (Biology)
  • Medical genetics
  • Biological Evolution
  • Genetics, Medical
  • Humans
  • Homo sapiens (species)
  • evolution
  • Medical genetics
  • Human beings
  • Human genetics
  • Toekomstverwachtingen
  • Futurologie
  • Methodologie
  • Fysische antropologie
  • Heredity
  • Human biology
  • Human evolution
Genre/Form
Lectures.
Contents
Introduction -- 1. The fallibility of prediction -- 2. The meaning of fitness -- 3. The limits of improvement -- 4. The genetic system of man -- 5. Intelligence and fertility -- 6. The future of man.
LCCN
62002077
OCLC
  • ocm01247203
  • 1247203
  • SCSB-269692
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library