William and Lawrence Bragg, Father and Son

William and Lawrence Bragg, Father and Son
Author: John Jenkin
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 475
Release: 2008
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0199235201

This book is a joint biography of William and Lawrence Bragg, who changed all of science in the 20th-century with the development of X-ray crystallography, and by mentoring the mid-century discovery of the structure of DNA. Their stories are vivid examples of science teaching and research in a colonial setting (Australia).

Wealth, Cost, and Price in American Higher Education

Wealth, Cost, and Price in American Higher Education
Author: Bruce A. Kimball
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2023-01-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 142144500X

"This book provides a historical explanation for cost escalation in American higher education. It also explains why the wealth--the financial capital--of colleges and universities has grown enormously, even faster, over the same period"--