Letter from Salvador E. Luria to the editor of The New York Times

Letter from Salvador E. Luria to the editor of The New York Times

Contributor(s):
New York Times Company
Luria, S. E. (Salvador Edward), 1912-1991
American Philosophical Society. Library. Salvador Luria Papers
Publication:
Produced: 17 September 1969
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Ethics
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Articles
Letters (correspondence)
Abstract:
Several months after the first NASA lunar landing, Luria wrote the editor to dispute the scientific value and expense of the "man-on-the-moon program" and plans for missions to Mars at a time when government funding for medical research was being cut. This letter appeared in the newspaper on 26 September 1969.. NOTE: Letter scanned darker to make the handwritten note legible.
Copyright:
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Extent:
1 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584611X26 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
QLBBCG
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584611X26
Archival Collection:
The Salvador E. Luria Papers (Profiles in Science)