Lancelot Hogben
Lancelot Thomas Hogben was a British experimental zoologist and medical statistician. He developed the African clawed frog as a model organism for biological research in his early career, attacked the eugenics movement in the middle of his career, and popularised books on science, mathematics and language in his later career. During the Second World War he had responsibility for the British Army's medical statistics. Two of his books were bestsellers: Mathematics for the Million and Science...See more
Lancelot Thomas Hogben was a British experimental zoologist and medical statistician. He developed the African clawed frog as a model organism for biological research in his early career, attacked the eugenics movement in the middle of his career, and popularised books on science, mathematics and language in his later career. During the Second World War he had responsibility for the British Army's medical statistics. Two of his books were bestsellers: Mathematics for the Million and Science for the Citizen . He died in 1975. See less
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Lancelot Hogben book reviews
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Mathematics for the Million: How to Master the Magic of Numbers
It might actually be right for the million.
by Abbas A, Feb 19, 2019
Lancelot Hogben's Mathematics for the Million might actually be the right book for the one million readers alluded to in the title. But assuming 90% of adults worldwide are literate, one million is ... Read More
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The Loom of Language
Easy transaction
by Bill M, Jan 19, 2012
The book was in good condition and arrived quickly. Nice job! Read More
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The Loom of Language: An Approach to the Mastery of Many Languages
This book fails in a blaze of glory
The Loom of Language is my number one desert island book and I can imagine myself hoping for a shipwreck while I read it! So, what is this book? A broadly complete (to 1970 +/-) story of major ... Read More
