Letter from Arthur Kornberg and David S. Hogness to Newton Steward

Letter from Arthur Kornberg and David S. Hogness to Newton Steward

Contributor(s):
California. State Department of Education
Steward, Newton
Kornberg, Arthur, 1918-2007
Hogness, David S.
Stanford University Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives. Arthur Kornberg Papers
Publication:
Produced: 23 October 1972
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Biological Evolution
Religion and Science
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Letters (correspondence)
Abstract:
During the 1960s, the California State Department of Education had been increasingly pressured by religious groups to include Creation Theory in science textbooks used in the public schools. In 1972, Kornberg and his colleague David Hogness asked to address the Department on this matter, and explained why they believed that including Creation Theory would be bad for science education (and would make Californians the "laughing stock of the entire civilized world"). After hearings in 1972, the Department of Education decided not to require Creation Theory in science textbooks or curricula.
Copyright:
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Extent:
2 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584605X117 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
WHBBHQ
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584605X117
Archival Collection:
The Arthur Kornberg Papers (Profiles in Science)