Download or read book Noteworthy Families written by Francis Galton and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-08-22 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noteworthy Families stands as a seminal collection rooted in the nascent field of eugenics, a movement that significantly influenced the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The anthology navigates through the biographical sketches of notable families to explore the hereditary aspects of genius, thereby providing a diverse array of literary styles ranging from the analytical to the narratively engaging. It is notable for its attempt to blend scientific inquiry with literary exposition, thereby occupying a unique place in the annals of both scientific and literary history. The diversity within the collection reflects a broader discourse on heredity versus environment, making it a significant piece for scholars and enthusiasts alike. Francis Galton and Edgar Schuster's collaborative effort in Noteworthy Families brings together a range of intellectual achievements and hypotheses that shaped the early discourse on genetic inheritance and eugenics. Their backgroundsGalton as a polymath influential in the development of early psychological testing and statistics, and Schusters contributions to geneticsmirror the collection's foundational premise. Aligning with both the historical context and the scientific zeitgeist of their times, their work exemplifies the interdisciplinary approach that marked much of early genetic research. The anthology thus offers a fascinating glimpse into the historical and cultural dynamics that informed early 20th-century scientific investigation. This collection is essential for anyone interested in the intersections of literature, history, and science. It offers an unparalleled window into the early conversations surrounding genetics, eugenics, and the legacy of intellectual achievement. Furthermore, Noteworthy Families invites readers to critically engage with the ideas presented, fostering a deeper understanding of how scientific beliefs are influenced by and reflect their social and historical contexts. For scholars, students, and general readers alike, this anthology serves not only as a compendium of influential familial legacies but also as a testament to the evolving discourse on heredity and genius.
Download or read book Noteworthy Families modern Science written by Francis Galton and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Noteworthy Families Modern Science an Index to Kinships in Near Degrees Betwee written by Francis Galton and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-27 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noteworthy Families (Modern Science) An Index to Kinships in Near Degrees between Persons Whose Achievements Are Honourable, and Have Been Publicly Recorded by Francis Galton This volume is the first instalment of a work that admits of wide extension. Its object is to serve as an index to the achievements of those families which, having been exceptionally productive of noteworthy persons, seem especially suitable for biographical investigation. The facts that are given here are avowedly bald and imperfect; nevertheless, they lead to certain important conclusions. They show, for example, that a considerable proportion of the noteworthy members in a population spring from comparatively few families. The material upon which this book is based is mainly derived from the answers made to a circular sent to all the Fellows of the Royal Society whose names appear in its Year Book for 1904. The questions were not unreasonably numerous, nor were they inquisitorial; nevertheless, it proved that not one-half of those who were addressed cared to answer them. It was, of course, desirable to know a great deal more than could have been asked for or published with propriety, such as the proneness of particular families to grave constitutional disease. Indeed, the secret history of a family is quite as important in its eugenic aspect as its public history; but one cannot expect persons to freely unlock their dark closets and drag forth family skeletons into the light of day. It was necessary in such a work as this to submit to considerable limitations, while turning to the fullest account whatever could be stated openly without giving the smallest offence to any of the persons concerned. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Download or read book Noteworthy Families Modern Science written by Edgar Schuster and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-17 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Excerpt:...ty of the numerous persons who have been eminent above their far more numerous fellows, each in his own special department, being unknown to the generality. The merits of such men can be justly appreciated only by reference to records of their achievements. Let no reader be so conceited as to believe his present ignorance of a particular person to be a proof that the person in question does not merit the title of noteworthy.I said what I have to say about the modern use of the word "genius" in the preface to the second edition of my "Hereditary Genius." It has only latterly lost its old and usual meaning, which is preserved in the term of an "ingenious" artisan, and has come to be applied to something akin to inspiration. This simply means, as I suppose, though some may think differently, that the powers of unconscious work...
Download or read book Noteworthy Families Modern Science Vol 1 written by Francis Galton and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Noteworthy Families (Modern Science), Vol. 1: An Index to Kinships in Near Degrees Between Persons Whose Achievements Are Honourable, and Have Been Publicly Recorded The brief biographical notices of sixty-six noteworthy families printed in this book are compiled from replies to a circular issued by me in the spring of 1904 to all living Fellows of the Royal Society. Those that first arrived were discussed in "Nature," August 11, 1904. On Mr. Schuster's appointment by the University of London, in October, 1904, to the Research Fellowship in National Eugenics, all my materials were placed in his hand. He was to select from them those families that contained at least three noteworthy kinsmen, to compile lists of their achievements on the model of the above-mentioned memoir, to verify statements as far as possible, and to send what he wrote for final approval by the authors of the several replies. This was done by Mr. Schuster. The results were then submitted by him as an appendix to his Report to the Senate last summer. After preliminary arrangements, it was determined by the Senate that the list of noteworthy families should be published according to the title-page of this book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Noteworthy Families written by Francis Galton Edgar Schuster, Sir and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-02-10 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[...] Chapter IV.—Proportion of Noteworthies to the Generality. The materials on which the subject of this chapter depends are too various to lead to a single definite and trustworthy answer. Men who have won their way to the front out of uncongenial environments owe their success principally, I believe, to their untiring energy, and to an[...]".
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Download or read book Noteworthy Families Modern Science Esprios Classics written by Francis Galton and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-10 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Francis Galton, FRS (16 February 1822 - 17 January 1911), was an English Victorian era polymath: a statistician, sociologist, psychologist, anthropologist, eugenicist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor, meteorologist, proto-geneticist, and psychometrician. He was knighted in 1909. Galton produced over 340 papers and books. He also created the statistical concept of correlation and widely promoted regression toward the mean. He was the first to apply statistical methods to the study of human differences and inheritance of intelligence, and introduced the use of questionnaires and surveys for collecting data on human communities, which he needed for genealogical and biographical works and for his anthropometric studies. He was a pioneer of eugenics, coining the term itself in 1883, and also coined the phrase "nature versus nurture".
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Download or read book All Our Families written by Jennifer Natalya Fink and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A provocation to reclaim our disability lineage in order to profoundly reimagine the possibilities for our relationship to disability, kinship, and carework Disability is often described as a tragedy, a crisis, or an aberration, though 1 in 5 people worldwide have a disability. Why is this common human experience rendered exceptional? In All Our Families, disability studies scholar Jennifer Natalya Fink argues that this originates in our families. When we cut a disabled member out of the family story, disability remains a trauma as opposed to a shared and ordinary experience. This makes disability and its diagnosis traumatic and exceptional. Weaving together stories of members of her own family with sociohistorical research, Fink illustrates how the eradication of disabled people from family narratives is rooted in racist, misogynistic, and antisemitic sorting systems inherited from Nazis. By examining the rhetoric of genetic testing, she shows that a fear of disability begins before a child is even born and that a fear of disability is, fundamentally, a fear of care. Fink analyzes our racist and sexist care systems, exposing their inequities as a source of stigmatizing ableism. Inspired by queer and critical race theory, Fink calls for a lineage of disability: a reclamation of disability as a history, a culture, and an identity. Such a lineage offers a means of seeing disability in the context of a collective sense of belonging, as cause for celebration, and is a call for a radical reimagining of carework and kinship. All Our Families challenges us to re-lineate disability within the family as a means of repair toward a more inclusive and flexible structure of care and community.
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