Salvador Luria: An Immigrant Biologist in Cold War America

by Rena Selya

The life of Nobel-winning biologist Salvador Luria, whose passion for science was equaled by his commitment to political engagement in Cold War America.

Blacklisted from federal funding review panels but awarded a Nobel Prize for his research on bacteriophage, biologist Salvador Luria (1912-1991) was as much an activist as a scientist. In this first full-length biography of Luria, Rena Selya draws on extensive archival research; interviews...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262046466
• ISBN13: 9780262046466
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"