Title:

A Latter-Day Rationalist's Lament

Creator:

Luria, S. E. (Salvador Edward), 1912-1991

Contributor:

Borek, Ernest, 1911-1986 (Editor)
Monod, Jacques (Editor)

Date:

1971

Description:

Essay in honor of microbiologist and social activist Andre Lwoff, who won the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along with Francois Jacob and Jacques Monod, for their discovery of the genetic control over the production of proteins and enzymes. In his autobiography, Luria described Lwoff as "the most eminent microbiologist in France," and the "pillar of the Institut Pasteur." Here, Luria described Lwoff as the prototype of the rational scientist-humanist.

Publisher:

Columbia University Press

Rights:

Luria, Salvador E. "A Latter-Day Rationalist's Lament" from Of Microbes and Life, edited by Jacques Monod and Ernest Borek. Copyright 1971 Columbia University Press. Reprinted with permission of the publisher.

Genre:

Monographs
Excerpts

Format:

Text

Extent:

6 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Monograph. Luria, Salvador E. "A Latter-Day Rationalist's Lament." Of Microbes and Life, edited by Jacques Monod and Ernest Borek. Columbia University Press, 1971. Pp. 56-61. Excerpt. Monograph. 6 Images.

Legacy ID:

QLBBGF

NLM ID:

101584611X87

Profiles Collection:

The Salvador E. Luria Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584611X87

Story Section:

Politics, Science, and Social Responsibility