Efron, Noah J., <br/><br/>
A chosen calling :  Jews in science in the twentieth century / 
 Jews in science in the twentieth century 
Noah J. Efron. 
 - 1 online resource. 
 - Medicine, science, and religion in historical context .
 - Medicine, science, and religion in historical context. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Preface : a vanload of rabbis in the culture wars of Kentucky -- Introduction : "Ridiculously disproportionate"? -- "Holding high the torch of civilization" : American Jews and twentieth-century science -- "Second only to Communism" : making Soviet Jews and Soviet science -- "Making a land of experiments" : science and technology in Zionist imagination and enterprise -- Conclusion : when all worlds were new worlds. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781421413822 (electronic bk.) 1421413825 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Science--Social aspects.<br/>Judaism and science.<br/>Jews--Intellectual life--United States--20th century.<br/>Jews--Intellectual life--Russia--20th century.<br/>Jews--Intellectual life--Palestine--20th century.<br/>Jewish scientists--Social aspects--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Jewish scientists--Social aspects--History--Russia--20th century.<br/>Jewish scientists--Social aspects--History--Israel--20th century.<br/>SCIENCE / Essays<br/>SCIENCE / Reference
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Civilization--Jewish influences.<br/>Russia--Civilization--Jewish influences.<br/>Palestine--Civilization--Jewish influences.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>Q180.55.S62  / E37 2014eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>500.892/4009041