Moyer, Albert E.
MOYER, Albert E.
MOYER, Albert E. American, b. 1945. Genres: Biography. Career: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, professor of history and head of department, 1977-. Smithsonian Institution, research associate, 1993-99. Publications: A Scientist's Voice in American Culture: Simon Newcomb and the Rhetoric of Scientific Method, 1992; Joseph Henry: The Rise of an American Scientist, 1998. Contributor to books, academic journals and popular magazines. Address: Department of History, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Mail Code 117, Blacksburg, VA 24063, U.S.A.
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