No Ordinary Mike: Michael Smith, Nobel Laureate
The extraordinary story of Michael Smith, a man who rose from humble beginnings in Blackpool, England, to become a revolutionary gene researcher, philanthropist and Nobel Prize winner. A professor at the University of British Columbia, Smith dedicated his talent and energy to science research, and later launched the university's internationally regarded Biotechnology Laboratory. The authors present not only the career and science of a great Canadian scientist, but also the politics and personalities of university research.
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No Ordinary Mike: Michael Smith, Nobel Laureate
The extraordinary story of Michael Smith, a man who rose from humble beginnings in Blackpool, England, to become a revolutionary gene researcher, philanthropist and Nobel Prize winner. A professor at the University of British Columbia, Smith dedicated his talent and energy to science research, and later launched the university's internationally regarded Biotechnology Laboratory. The authors present not only the career and science of a great Canadian scientist, but also the politics and personalities of university research.
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No Ordinary Mike: Michael Smith, Nobel Laureate

No Ordinary Mike: Michael Smith, Nobel Laureate

No Ordinary Mike: Michael Smith, Nobel Laureate

No Ordinary Mike: Michael Smith, Nobel Laureate

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The extraordinary story of Michael Smith, a man who rose from humble beginnings in Blackpool, England, to become a revolutionary gene researcher, philanthropist and Nobel Prize winner. A professor at the University of British Columbia, Smith dedicated his talent and energy to science research, and later launched the university's internationally regarded Biotechnology Laboratory. The authors present not only the career and science of a great Canadian scientist, but also the politics and personalities of university research.

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ISBN-13: 9781553800149
Publisher: Ronsdale Press
Publication date: 05/01/2004
Pages: 264
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Eric Damer is an historian with a particular interest in the ways in which university research and education influence the community. The author of Discovery by Design (Ronsdale, 2002), he makes his home in Vancouver, BC.
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