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Daniel McAlpine and The Bitter Pit

Part I consists of 6 chapters. The first three cover McAlpine's early education, work and influences which drew him into science. How Thomas Huxley and William Thislton-Dyer ignited his interest in biology and follows his achievements in Edinburgh including his remarkable teaching atlases and h...

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Main Author: Parbery, Douglas G. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Subjects:
History.
Plant pathology.
Plant physiology.
Agriculture.
Microbiology.
Life sciences.
History of Science.
Plant Pathology.
Plant Physiology.
Life Sciences, general.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09552-3
Table of Contents:
  • PART ONE: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PIONEER PHYTOPATHOLOGIST
  • Scotland & England
  • Highly Educated Non-Graduate
  • Australia Felix
  • Vegetable Pathologist
  • Twenty Years of Plant Pathology in Australia
  • International Recognition
  • PART TWO:THE BITTER PIT INVESTIGATION
  • Bitter Pit
  • The Poison Theory
  • A National Investigation
  • The First Year 1911-1912
  • Serious Stumbling Blocks
  • The Second Year's Work 1912-1913
  • The Third Years Work 1913-1914
  • The Fourth Year of the Investigation 1914-1915
  • The Fifth Year of the Investigation 1915-1916
  • Appraisal of McAlpine's Success
  • Personal Interactions
  • PART THREE: TWILIGHT OF THE GOD
  • The Fruitless Years
  • Re-establishment of a Reputation.  .

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