Stargazing: James mckeen cattell, american men of science, and the reward structure of the american scientific community, 1906-1944

Psychology, Science, and Human Affairs: Essays in Honor of William Bevan

Volumn , Issue , 2019, Pages 64-86

  Sokal, Michael M ^a  

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DOI: 10.4324/9780429303340-5     Document Type: Chapter

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