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| − | * Pictures of Standen appeared | + | * Pictures of Standen appeared alongside the March 27, 1950 ''Life magazine'' article "Science can be Silly: one of the select tosses a harpoon at the cult of the men in white coats." This article was also written by Standen wherein he excerpted passages from his book ''Science is a Sacred Cow'': [http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?imgurl=d05837fdad2330ba&q=sacred+cow+source:life&ei=2BQ0ScuDLIuksAOMnpz1CA&sig2=7dLuPbZUBKjgDExqJ9lnOA&usg=__47n3K1LN8EAXMgdSu3VL9D6e8f4=&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsacred%2Bcow%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den image 1] [http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?imgurl=581e67a8ad484616&q=sacred+cow+source:life&ei=2BQ0ScuDLIuksAOMnpz1CA&sig2=MucJ5EdioMdJm28EhgIpcg&usg=__kqequwdHm3hQWejmz6u0mi5W9L8=&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsacred%2Bcow%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den image 2] |
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Anthony Standen (d. 1993, age 86) was a respected chemist and entomologist who also wrote the popular book Science is a Sacred Cow (1950)[1]. He was born in 1906 to an American mother and a British father[2]. He was educated at Oxford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of New Hampshire.
References
- ↑ "Anthony Standen Is Dead at 86; Chemist Who Deflated Pomposity", Wolfgang Saxon, June 25, 1993, New York Times
- ↑ "Personal Survival:Do we live after death?" (pages 384-399), Biographical info and essay by Standen in The Spirit of Man: Great Stories and Experiences of Spiritual Crisis, Inspiration, and the Joy of Life, Whit Burnett (Ed.), Ayer Publishing, 1969, ISBN 0836900367
External links
- Pictures of Standen appeared alongside the March 27, 1950 Life magazine article "Science can be Silly: one of the select tosses a harpoon at the cult of the men in white coats." This article was also written by Standen wherein he excerpted passages from his book Science is a Sacred Cow: image 1 image 2