Mednansky Institute online library: Reading science

Preachers in pulpits talked about what a great message is in the book. No matter what you do, somebody always imputes meaning into your books.  THEODOR SEUSS GEISEL a.k.a. 'Dr. SEUSS' a.k.a. 'The beloved Dr. SEUSS'

Welcome to the Mednansky Institute [minst.org] online library .  The library acquires classic scientific books which are reviewed and commented upon for educational purposes.  It is intended for the public at large.  Teachers and homeschoolers are invited to encourage reading of selected books specially to instill enthusiasm for science in particular microbiology.  Contact library@minst.org for comments or inquiries.  Next reviews: [1959] 'The Life of Sir Alexander Fleming' by André Maurois; [1959] 'The Clonal Selection Theory of Acquired Immunity' by Macfarlane Burnet [Update at RSS]

INDEX by date of first English language edition:
^GoogleBook indicates a complete online version of the book is available at books.google.com

[1920] Pasteur - The History of a Mind by Emile Duclaux, translated by Erwin F. Smith and Florence Hedges^GoogleBook (French version 1896)

[1925] Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis

[1926] Microbe Hunters by Paul de Kruif

[1927] An introduction to the study of experimental medicine by Claude Bernard, translated by Henry Copley Greene (French version 1865)

[1932] Antony van Leeuwenhoek and his 'little animals' by Clifford Dobell

[1938] Madame Curie: A Biography by Eve Curie, translated by Vincent Sheean

[1938] The History of Bacteriology by William Bulloch

[1941] Adventures with a microscope by Richard Headstrom

[1941] Sea of Cortez by John Steinbeck and Edward Ricketts

[1945] Microbes of Merit by Otto Rahn

[1947] On Understanding Science by James B. Conant

[1960] Darwin of the Beagle by Bern Dibner
Special thanks to the BURNDY LIBRARY for donation of 'Darwin of the Beagle' ("The greatest private library ever assembled devoted to the conquest and understanding of nature, to the ever growing knowledge of life and the universe, had been created by a single man." – From 'Inside the Burndy Library' by I. Bernard Cohen, in the 'American Heritage of Invention & Technology' Fall 1985, Volume 1, Issue 2)

[1994] The Outer Reaches of Life by John Postgate

[1995] Science and the Founding Fathers by I. Bernard Cohen