Lancelot Hogben (1895–1975)
Auteur van The Loom of Language
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Lancelot Hogben--a prolific British writer on topics as diverse as science, history, and politics--was born in Southsea, England, in 1895. Hogben was educated at Cambridge as a biologist, but never limited himself to a single field of inquiry. He is best remembered for his many books for adults and toon meer children that attempted to make math and science available to popular audiences. In Mathematics for a Million (1936) and Science for a Citizen (1938), Hogben offered adult readers detailed and readable texts on difficult subjects. His many books for children include First Great Inventions (1950) and Before Science Began (1970). One of Hogben's most ambitious projects emerged rather accidentally; in 1940, he and his daughter were trapped in Oslo, Norway, by the German invasion. The best plan Hogben could devise to return home to England was by making a 20,000-mile detour through Sweden, Russia, Siberia, Japan, and the United States--a journey he details in Author in Transit, a travelogue complete with commentary on politics, culture, science, and history. Hogben's academic career included stints at universities in England, Scotland, Canada, South Africa, and Guyana. He died in 1975. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
Fotografie: Back cover of dust jacket of book 'Beginnings & Blunders' 1970
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From the Cave Painting to the Comic Strip: A Kaleidoscope of Human Communication (1949) 46 exemplaren
Interglossa : a draft of an auxiliary for a democratic world order, being an attempt to apply semantic principlesto… (1943) 22 exemplaren
Essential world English, being a preliminary mnemotechnic programme for proficiency in English self-expression for… (1963) 5 exemplaren
Statistical Theory: The Relationship of Probability, Credibility and Error: An Examination of the Contemporary Crisis… (1968) 5 exemplaren
Vitenskap for hvermann 1 3 exemplaren
Vitenskap for hvermann 2 3 exemplaren
La matematica nella storia e nella vita. Volume 2. 2 exemplaren
La matemática en la vida del hombre 1 exemplaar
L'univers des nombres 1 exemplaar
Comparative physiology 1 exemplaar
A journey to Nineveh and other verses 1 exemplaar
Whales for the Welsh: a tale of war and peace, with notes for those who teach or preach (1967) 1 exemplaar
An introduction to mathematical genetics 1 exemplaar
Visual History of Mankind 1 exemplaar
De consequenties van 1 = 1 1 exemplaar
How the World Was Explored 1 exemplaar
La conquista del tempo e dello spazio 1 exemplaar
La matematica nella storia e nella vita - Vol 1 1 exemplaar
Nature and Nurture 1 exemplaar
Il cammino della scienza 1 exemplaar
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- 1895-12-09
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- 1975-08-22
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- UK
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- Portsmouth, England, UK
- Woonplaatsen
- Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK
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- Tottenham County School
University of Cambridge (Trinity College) - Beroepen
- zoologist
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- Charles, Enid (wife)
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- Independent Labour Party
University of Birmingham
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