Midgette, Nancy Smith,  1948- <br/><br/>
To foster the spirit of professionalism :  Southern scientists and state academies of science / 
Nancy Smith Midgette. 
 - Tuscaloosa, Ala. :  University of Alabama Press,  �1991. 
 - 1 online resource (viii, 238 pages). 
 - History of American science and technology series .
 - History of American science and technology series. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-234) and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Organization: A Vital Component of Professionalism -- 2. Scientists int he Postbellum South -- 3. The Need for Organization: Emergence of State Academies of Science -- 4. Support for Fledgling Academies: North Carolina Scientists, a Case Study -- 5. Camraderie, Research, and Publication: State Academies and Scientists' Professional Needs -- 6. Southern Scientists and the Ideal of service -- 7. A Dream Realized? Advent of Research Facilities in the South -- 8. State Academies of Science int he Postwar World: Searching for an Identity -- 9. Education the Next Generation: The Academies' Role -- 10. Looking to the Future. 
<br/><br/> Details the struggle of Southern scientists to maintain professional status and organizations after the Civil War. Explores the role of academies of science in helping maintain a presence, research activity, and communication. 
<br/><br/><br/>English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0585263620 9780585263625 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>91007765  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Science--Societies, etc.--History.--Southern States<br/>Science--History.--Southern States<br/>Research institutes--History.--Southern States<br/>Research--History.--Southern States<br/>SCIENCE--General.<br/>Research.<br/>Research institutes.<br/>Science.<br/>Science--Societies, etc.<br/>Physical Sciences & Mathematics.<br/>Sciences - General.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Southern States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>History.<br/>Electronic books.<br/>Electronic books.<br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>Q11  / .M58 1991eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>506.075