105 Milestones.106 Asking How Genes Do What They Do. 1941–1950: A Transformative Time for Microbiology. 93 Scientist of the Decade: Linus Pauling (1901–1994). 87 Population Genetics.89 Toward a Science of Ecology.92 A Visitor from the Ancient Past. 82 Tracking Disease to the Molecular Level. 71 Science Misused to Justify the Unjustifiable. 69 Milestones.70 Peering Deeper into the Cell. 61 Another Magic Bullet.63 Scientist of the Decade: Alexander Fleming (1881–1955). 49 Milestones.50 Evolutionary Theory Goes to Court.51 Paleontology’s Indiana Jones?. 43 Scientist of the Decade: Thomas Hunt Morgan (1866–1945). 31 Chaim Weizmann: Scientist and Statesman. 30 Bragg, Bragg, and the Birth of Crystallography. 23 Milestones.24 Glimpsing a Geography of Genes. 1911–1920: Research Perseveres in Time of War. 15 Élie Metchnikoff ’s Despair and Triumph.16 Nutrition Becomes a Science.17 Scientist of the Decade: William Bateson (1861–1926). 9 Linking Sex to the “X”.12 The Genesis of “Gene”. 1 Milestones.2 The Grasshopper and the Cytologist. 1901–1910: Breakthroughs in Genetics Set Century’s Scientific Tone. Haugen, and in memory of Dick Swanson Contents Preface. Oakes Printed in the United States of America VB KT 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This book is printed on acid-free paper. Preston and Salvatore Luongo Illustrations by Bobbi McCutcheon Photo research by Elizabeth H. Preston and Kerry Casey Cover design by Dorothy M. You can find Facts On File on the World Wide Web at Text design by Dorothy M. Please call our Special Sales Department in New York at (212) 967-8800 or (800) 322-8755. QH305.H38 2007 570.9'04-dc22 2006022917 Facts On File books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk quantities for businesses, associations, institutions, or sales promotions. Biology-History-20th century-Juvenile literature. (Twentieth-century science) Includes bibliographical references and index. Biology : decade by decade / Peter Haugen. An imprint of Infobase Publishing 132 West 31st Street New York NY 10001 ISBN-10: 0-8160-5530-0 ISBN-13: 978-0-8160-5530-2 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Haugen, Peter. ![]() For information contact: Facts On File, Inc. ![]() No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher. Cannon BIOLOGY: Decade by Decade Copyright © 2007 by Peter Haugen All rights reserved. I Twentieth-Century Science | Biology Decade by Decade i Twentieth-Century Science | Biology Decade by Decade Peter Haugen Set Editor: William J.
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