Sir patrick geddes biography of albert einstein

  • Feted in his day by the likes of Albert Einstein and Charles Darwin, Geddes continues to influence millions of city-dwellers over 150 years.
  • Architect of Britain's welfare policies, born in Rangpur, India (–1963).
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  • Lewis Mumford and Patrick Geddes : The Correspondence [1 ed.] 9781134813797, 9780415119078

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    Lewis Mumford

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    Patrick Geddes

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    Lewis Mumford a n d Patrick Geddes THE C O R R E S P O N D E N C E

    Edited an d introduced by

    Frank G. Novak, Jr.

    Q Routledge Taylor & Francis Group LONDON AND NEW YORK

    First published 1995 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon 0X14 4RN Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, N Y 10017 © 1995 Frank G. Novak, Jr. Typeset in Sabon by Solidus (Bristol) Limited

    All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.

    British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available rrom the British Library

    Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data Mumford, Lewis Lewis Mumford and Patrick Geddes: the correspondence/ [edited by] Frank G. Novak, Jr. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. 1. Mumford

    Primer: Patrick Geddes September 18, 2009

    Posted by Will Thomas in History of the Human Sciences.
    Tags: August Weismann, Charles Darwin, Chris Renwick, EWP Primer, Frank Novock Jr., Helen Meller, Herbert Spencer, J. Arthur Thomson, Lewis Mumford, Patrick Geddes, Richard Gunn, Steve Fuller, Thomas Henry Huxley, Volker Welker
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    About a month ago, we spotlighted University of Leeds history research student Chris Renwick’s recent Isis article on the Spencerian influence on Patrick Geddes as a piece of writing that both nicely situates itself in the literature and in historical context, and highlights the importance of the history of ideas in science history.  Word got back to Chris, and he has graciously agreed to do a couple of guest posts for us.  The first kicks off the return of our “Primer” (formerly “hump-day history”) series.

    Guest post by Chris Renwick

    Patrick Geddes (1854-1932)

    Encompassing natural and social sciences, as well as social reform projects that left their mark on cities including Edinburgh and Bombay, Patrick Geddes’ career was wide-ranging, long, and—some might say—characterised by a failure to make the most of his ability to unify seemingly disparate fields with evolutionary theori