Maestro of Science: Omond McKillop Solandt and Government Science in War and Hostile Peace, 1939-1956

by Jason Ridler

Book Overview

One of the brightest Canadian scientists of his generation, Omond McKillop Solandt was a physiologist by training, an engineer by disposition, and a manager by necessity. A prot g of insulin's co-discoverer, Charles Best, Solandt worked as a scientist for the British government during the Second World War, including as a pioneer of operational research and a manager of scientific establishments. Ending the war as a colonel, he served on the British...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442647477
• ISBN13: 9781442647473
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.9" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher