Letter from Francis Crick to John T. Edsall, Fogarty International Center

Letter from Francis Crick to John T. Edsall, Fogarty International Center

Contributor(s):
The Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. Francis Harry Compton Crick Papers
Fogarty International Center
Crick, Francis, 1916-2004
Edsall, John T.
Publication:
Produced: 10 June 1971
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Eugenics
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Letters (correspondence)
Abstract:
In his letter Crick endorsed Edsall's call for a program of positive eugenics, meaning a social and population policy that would encourage reproduction by people with desirable genetic traits. Both also worried about global population growth, a concern shared with many other scientists at the time. See, for example, Joshua Lederberg's contemporary editorials on this issue in the Washington Post.. NOTE: Crick's signature is cut off on the bottom of the page in the original document.
Copyright:
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Extent:
1 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584582X192 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
SCBBNH
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584582X192
Archival Collection:
The Francis Crick Papers (Profiles in Science)