Prometheus, or, biology and the advancement of man / by H.S. Jennings.

  • Herbert Spencer Jennings
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[1925]
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    TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW VOLUMES READY Daedalus, or Science and the Future. By J. B. S. Haldane, Reader in Biochemistry, University of Cambridge. Sixth Impression. A fascinating and daring little book. —Westminster Gazette. The essay is brilliant, sparkling with wit and bristling with challenges.—British Medical Journal. Predicts the most startling changes. —Morning Post. Callinicus, a Defence of Chemical War¬ fare. By J. B. S. Haldane. Second impression Mr. Haldane's brilliant study.—Times Leading Article. A book to be read by every intelligent adult.—Spectator. This brilliant little monograph.—Daily News Icarus, or the Future of Science. By Bertrand Russell, f.r.s. Third impression. Utter pessimism.—Observer. Mr Russell refuses to believe that the progress of Science must be a boon to mankind.— Morning Post. A stimulating book, that leaves one not at all discouraged.—Daily Herald. What I Believe. By Bertrand Russell, f.r.s. Second Impression. One of the most brilliant and thought- stimulating little books I have read—a better book even than Icarus.'—Nation. Simply and brilliantly written.—Nature. In stabbing sentences he punctures the bubble of cruelty, envy, narrowness, and ill-will which those in authority call their morals.—New Leader. [2]