Donald R. Griffin (1915–2003)
Autor von Animal Minds
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Donald R. Griffin has been a professor at Cornell, Harvard, and Rockefeller Universities and is now an associate of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard.
Werke von Donald R. Griffin
L'animale consapevole 2 Exemplare
The Question of Animal Awareness 2 Exemplare
Animal Thinking 1 Exemplar
Listening in the Dark 1 Exemplar
Animal Minds 1 Exemplar
Att se med hörseln 1 Exemplar
Kaikujen maailma 1 Exemplar
Ecos de murciélagos y hombres 1 Exemplar
Kaikujen maailma 1 Exemplar
Airplane observations of homing pigeons 1 Exemplar
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- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Griffin, Donald Redfield
- Geburtstag
- 1915-08-03
- Todestag
- 2003-11-07
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Southampton, New York, USA
- Sterbeort
- Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
- Ausbildung
- Harvard College (BS | 1938)
Harvard University (MS | 1940)
Harvard University (PhD | 1942) - Berufe
- professor of zoology
- Organisationen
- National Academy of Sciences
Rockefeller University
Cornell University
Harvard University
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Donald paints a great picture of the history of scientists trying to figure out how bats see in the dark. Many of the questions posed in this book are answered now, but there is still a great deal to learn by reading this book.
I find that his passion for his work results in rambling at several occasions, and I wouldn't feel bad if you skip over a few paragraphs now and then. At one point, he complained that engineers were too caught up in making colour televisions to care about his science!
Overall, a beautiful book that I would recommend to anybody interested in bats and science in the 1950s.… (mehr)