Robert Olby
Biographic Data
| ID | 955416 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Olby |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Olby |
| SIGNATURE | OLBY R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Leeds |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 43 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1963 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
What's all this fuss about the gene
Whetting the appetite
Picturing biology
Force of Nature
Explaining Scientific Consensus
Gregor Mendel's Experiments on Plant Hybrids
The Founders of Evolutionary Genetics
Georges Canguilhem. Ideology and Rationality in the History of the Life Sciences, translated by Arthur Goldhammer. Cambridge, Mass
Georges Canguilhem. Ideology and Rationality in the History of the Life Sciences, translated by Arthur Goldhammer. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1988, Pp. xi + 160. ISBN 0-262-03137-X. - Volume 24 Issue 4
The Dimensions of Scientific Controversy
The increasing attention which has been given to social history of science and to the sociological analysis of scientific activity has resulted in a renewed interest in scientific controversies. Furthermore, the rejection of the presentist view of history, according to which those contestants who took what we can identify, with the benefit of modern knowledge, as the ‘right’ stand in a controversy, were right and their opponents were ‘wrong’, lef…
A Century since Mendel . M. Campbell
William Bateson's Introduction of Mendelism to England
The recognition of Gregor Mendel's achievement in his study of hybridization was signalled by the ‘rediscovery’ papers of Hugo de Vries, Carl Correns and Erich Tschermak. The dates on which these papers were published are given in Table 1. The first of these—De Vries ‘ Comptes rendus paper—was in French and made no mention of Mendel or his paper. The rest, led by De Vries’ Berichte paper, were in German and mentioned Mendel, giving the location o…
In the Name of Eugenics
The Sheriff and the Cowboys
raised a number of objections. Abir-Am's originality in reinterpreting Weaver's role in the genesis of molecular biology has yielded a truly provocative alternative. The subject is now declared controversial! May I 'put my oar in' with two historiographical objections and three matters of the historical record. (1) Abir-Am's reconstruction of Rockefeller funding policy tempts the reader to cast her subjects for roles in the Western film of 'How M…
La Théorie génétique de la sélection naturelle vue par un historien
Mendel No Mendelian
The Professor, the Institute, and DNA. Oswald T. Avery, His Life and Scientific Achievements . Rene J. Dubos
Human Genetics, Eugenics and Race
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The Understanding of Nature. Essays in the Philosophy of Biology
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access The Understanding of Nature. Essays in the Philosophy of Biology. By Mabjorie Grene. (Dordrecht & Boston: Reidel Publishing Co. 1974. Pp. xii+374. Price Dfl. 84.-.) Robebt Olby Robebt Olby Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 26, Issue 103, April 1976, Page 192, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219151 Published: 01 April 1976
The Mendel Centenary
Johann Gregor Mendel read his paper, “Versuche über Pflanzenhybriden”, to the Naturforschender Verein in Brno, in two parts, the first at the Society's meeting on 8 February 1865, and the second at the next meeting a month later. It was subsequently published in the Society's proceedings for the year 1865 which appeared in print in 1866
Charles Darwin's Manuscript of Pangenesis
Darwin only published one account of his provisional hypothesis of pangenesis, and that is to be found in chapter xxvii of his book The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication , the first edition of which is dated 1868. The absence of any earlier account in Darwin's works has led some to assume that he had recourse to this hypothesis only a short time before the published date of the book containing it, and on the basis of this assump…
The Dimensions of Scientific Controversy
The increasing attention which has been given to social history of science and to the sociological analysis of scientific activity has resulted in a renewed interest in scientific controversies. Furthermore, the rejection of the presentist view of history, according to which those contestants who took what we can identify, with the benefit of modern knowledge, as the ‘right’ stand in a controversy, were right and their opponents were ‘wrong’, lef…
Mendel No Mendelian
The Understanding of Nature. Essays in the Philosophy of Biology
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access The Understanding of Nature. Essays in the Philosophy of Biology. By Mabjorie Grene. (Dordrecht & Boston: Reidel Publishing Co. 1974. Pp. xii+374. Price Dfl. 84.-.) Robebt Olby Robebt Olby Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 26, Issue 103, April 1976, Page 192, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219151 Published: 01 April 1976
William Bateson's Introduction of Mendelism to England
The recognition of Gregor Mendel's achievement in his study of hybridization was signalled by the ‘rediscovery’ papers of Hugo de Vries, Carl Correns and Erich Tschermak. The dates on which these papers were published are given in Table 1. The first of these—De Vries ‘ Comptes rendus paper—was in French and made no mention of Mendel or his paper. The rest, led by De Vries’ Berichte paper, were in German and mentioned Mendel, giving the location o…
Charles Darwin's Manuscript of Pangenesis
Darwin only published one account of his provisional hypothesis of pangenesis, and that is to be found in chapter xxvii of his book The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication , the first edition of which is dated 1868. The absence of any earlier account in Darwin's works has led some to assume that he had recourse to this hypothesis only a short time before the published date of the book containing it, and on the basis of this assump…
The Sheriff and the Cowboys
raised a number of objections. Abir-Am's originality in reinterpreting Weaver's role in the genesis of molecular biology has yielded a truly provocative alternative. The subject is now declared controversial! May I 'put my oar in' with two historiographical objections and three matters of the historical record. (1) Abir-Am's reconstruction of Rockefeller funding policy tempts the reader to cast her subjects for roles in the Western film of 'How M…
La Théorie génétique de la sélection naturelle vue par un historien
Charles Darwin's Manuscript of Pangenesis
Darwin only published one account of his provisional hypothesis of pangenesis, and that is to be found in chapter xxvii of his book The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication , the first edition of which is dated 1868. The absence of any earlier account in Darwin's works has led some to assume that he had recourse to this hypothesis only a short time before the published date of the book containing it, and on the basis of this assump…
The Mendel Centenary
Johann Gregor Mendel read his paper, “Versuche über Pflanzenhybriden”, to the Naturforschender Verein in Brno, in two parts, the first at the Society's meeting on 8 February 1865, and the second at the next meeting a month later. It was subsequently published in the Society's proceedings for the year 1865 which appeared in print in 1866
The Understanding of Nature. Essays in the Philosophy of Biology
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access The Understanding of Nature. Essays in the Philosophy of Biology. By Mabjorie Grene. (Dordrecht & Boston: Reidel Publishing Co. 1974. Pp. xii+374. Price Dfl. 84.-.) Robebt Olby Robebt Olby Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 26, Issue 103, April 1976, Page 192, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219151 Published: 01 April 1976
Human Genetics, Eugenics and Race
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The Professor, the Institute, and DNA. Oswald T. Avery, His Life and Scientific Achievements . Rene J. Dubos
Mendel No Mendelian
La Théorie génétique de la sélection naturelle vue par un historien
The Sheriff and the Cowboys
raised a number of objections. Abir-Am's originality in reinterpreting Weaver's role in the genesis of molecular biology has yielded a truly provocative alternative. The subject is now declared controversial! May I 'put my oar in' with two historiographical objections and three matters of the historical record. (1) Abir-Am's reconstruction of Rockefeller funding policy tempts the reader to cast her subjects for roles in the Western film of 'How M…
In the Name of Eugenics
William Bateson's Introduction of Mendelism to England
The recognition of Gregor Mendel's achievement in his study of hybridization was signalled by the ‘rediscovery’ papers of Hugo de Vries, Carl Correns and Erich Tschermak. The dates on which these papers were published are given in Table 1. The first of these—De Vries ‘ Comptes rendus paper—was in French and made no mention of Mendel or his paper. The rest, led by De Vries’ Berichte paper, were in German and mentioned Mendel, giving the location o…
The Dimensions of Scientific Controversy
The increasing attention which has been given to social history of science and to the sociological analysis of scientific activity has resulted in a renewed interest in scientific controversies. Furthermore, the rejection of the presentist view of history, according to which those contestants who took what we can identify, with the benefit of modern knowledge, as the ‘right’ stand in a controversy, were right and their opponents were ‘wrong’, lef…
A Century since Mendel . M. Campbell
Georges Canguilhem. Ideology and Rationality in the History of the Life Sciences, translated by Arthur Goldhammer. Cambridge, Mass
Georges Canguilhem. Ideology and Rationality in the History of the Life Sciences, translated by Arthur Goldhammer. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1988, Pp. xi + 160. ISBN 0-262-03137-X. - Volume 24 Issue 4
The Founders of Evolutionary Genetics
Explaining Scientific Consensus
Gregor Mendel's Experiments on Plant Hybrids
Force of Nature
Picturing biology
Whetting the appetite
What's all this fuss about the gene
Philosophy (16 works) · Biology (10 works) · Epistemology (9 works) · Philosophy (9 works) · History (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Classics (7 works) · Classics (7 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Evolution and Science Education (7 works)