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J. B. S. Haldane
- julianpye 3y agoVisited my 93yo father in the hospital today, who struggled to recover after a surgery and remembered that a book called 'My Friend Mr Leakey' was his favourite book as a child. I brought it along and read it to him aloud. Magical stories, like Roald Dahl, but all with scientific backgrounds of chemistry, physics and biology. Amazing stuff. My father lit up and talked about JBS Haldane's background at UCL, which his father had rebuilt after the war. Back home I started reading more about him and am purely amazed at this polymath's creative thinking in all matters.
- 082349872349872 3y agosee also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23708593 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23708593
- julianpye 3y agoThank you! Among the comments is also the amazing story I read to him today: http://www.arvindguptatoys.com/arvindgupta/rats.pdf http://www.arvindguptatoys.com/arvindgupta/rats.pdf
- _cnhi 3y agoA sticking point in the Wikipedia article is beneficial ambiguity regarding Haldane's departure from UCL and the UK.[1] He was a staunch Stalinist and a Lysenkoist.[2] At the time many of his Soviet peers were executed for being "reactionary", i.e. non-ideological. Haldane was well aware and did not condemn the atrocities. His wife disputed him over this and it nearly cost their marriage.[3] Charlotte his wife is negatively portrayed.[1] [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._B._S._Haldane#In_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._B._S._Haldane#In_India [2]https://www.jstor.org/stable/4330841 https://www.jstor.org/stable/4330841 [3]https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/how-stalin-manipulated-the-western-press-during-wwii/ar-AA1dn3BY https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/how-stalin-manipulated-...