E.W.R. STEACIE AND SCIENCE IN CANADA. by King, M. Christine. (E.W.R. Steacie.) - 1989

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1989. 243 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). B&w photographs. "(C)anadian science began to develop quickly (during and after the Second World War), and in the 1950s the rise in Canada's position as a scientific nation was phenomenal. The laboratories of the National Research Council in Ottawa became centres of scientific excellence to which young scientists from five continents eagerly gravitated. Much of this development was due to the ability, vision, and enthusiasm of Ned Steacie, president of the NRC from 1952 to 1962. (This book) recounts a classic case of the right man in the right place at the right time. Under Steacie's leadership the NRC achieved an international status that scientific institutions around the world envied, and with a swiftness that has seldom been matched." Dust jacket has soft crease at top edge of front panel. NF/VG+. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+.