Lancelot Thomas Hogben

Quotes

• “This is not the age of pamphleteers. It is the age of the engineers. The spark-gap is mightier than the pen.”

• “An edict of A.D. 1259 forbade the bankers of Florence to use the infidel symbols, and the ecclesiastical authorities of the University of Padua in A.D. 1348 ordered that the price list of books should be prepared not in “ciphers”, but in plain letters.”

Books by Lancelot Thomas Hogben in order

Books by Lancelot Thomas Hogben in the order they were published, from Principles of Evolutionary Biology (1920) to Astronomer Priest and Ancient Mariner (1974).

1. 1Principles of Evolutionary BiologyPrinciples of Evolutionary Biology1920
2. 2Principles of Animal BiologyPrinciples of Animal Biology1930
3. 3Mathematics for the MillionMathematics for the Million1936
4. 4Retreat from ReasonRetreat from Reason1936
5. 5Education for an Age of PlentyEducation for an Age of Plenty1937
6. 6Political ArithmeticPolitical Arithmetic1938
7. 7Lancelot Hogben's Dangerous ThoughtsLancelot Hogben's Dangerous Thoughts1939
8. 8InterglossaInterglossa1943
9. 9An Introduction to Mathematical GeneticsAn Introduction to Mathematical Genetics1946
10. 10From Cave Painting to Comic StripFrom Cave Painting to Comic Strip1949
11. 11New AuthoritarianismNew Authoritarianism1949
12. 12How the First Men LivedHow the First Men Lived1950
13. 13The First Great InventionsThe First Great Inventions1950
14. 14Mathematics for the Million ... New Edition with Two New ChaMathematics for the Million ... New Edition with Two New Chapters1951
15. 15The Wonderful World of MathematicsThe Wonderful World of Mathematics1955
16. 16Design of DocumentsDesign of Documents1960
17. 17Mathematics in the MakingMathematics in the Making1960
18. 18Science in AuthorityScience in Authority1963
19. 19Whales for the WelshWhales for the Welsh1967
20. 20The Vocabulary of ScienceThe Vocabulary of Science1969
21. 21Astronomer Priest and Ancient MarinerAstronomer Priest and Ancient Mariner1974
22. 22Lancelot Hogben: Scientific HumanistLancelot Hogben: Scientific Humanist
23. 23Mathematics for the Million/How to Master the Magic of NumbeMathematics for the Million/How to Master the Magic of Numbers
24. 24Theoretical Leadership of Scottish Science in the English InTheoretical Leadership of Scottish Science in the English Industrial Revolution