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PublisherLulu Press, Inc.

ISBN-101716685184

ISBN-139781716685187

eBay Product ID (ePID)14050412736

Product Key Features

Number of Pages446 Pages

Publication NamePerusing for Pioneer Pathways

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2020

SubjectHistory, Educators, Science & Technology

TypeTextbook

AuthorJames D. Spain

Subject AreaComputers, Biography & Autobiography

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight27.2 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Table Of ContentThe Early Years (1929-1940), Florida (1940-1946),New Orleans (1946-1948),Student Years at Michigan Tech (1948-1951),Patricia Welburn Mann(1930-2017),Marriage and MCV (1951-1953),Stanford (1953-1956),MD Anderson (1955-1956),Copper Country,The New Professor (1956-1962),Fish Stories,Adventures of the Pat-Sea (1966-1984),Department Head (1962-1968),Limnology and Oceanography (1968-1978),Computer Pioneer (1965-1994),Life Changes (1982-1985),Clemson (1985-1994),Golf (1949-2013),Guitar Picker (1948-2010),Electronic Homework Systems, Inc. (1994-2010),Conclusion (2020),About the Author

SynopsisJim Spain dedicated his life to education, teaching over 40 years of college level courses, between Michigan Technological University, University of British Columbia, Eastern Michigan University, and Clemson University.He had obtained a position on the MTU faculty by returning a postcard, but within a few short years he was influential in developing a new Biological Sciences Department and was appointed it's head. He has been a pioneer in many fields, including the histochemical study of rat liver cancer, discovering precipitation chromatography, using oceanographic techniques to study the estuaries of Lake Superior, publishing texts on the application of personal computers in the study of Biology, starting a university center for instructional computing and ultimately creating leading edge computer software for the study of General Chemistry. Over 750,000 copies of the software programs, such as pictured below, have been sold to College and AP Chemistry students across the country by the Spain's publishing company over a 16-year period. Follow his life story Perusing for Pioneer Pathways through interesting areas of science and technology to discover what lessons his life might provide., Jim Spain dedicated his life to education, teaching over 40 years of college level courses, between Michigan Technological University, University of British Columbia, Eastern Michigan University, and Clemson University. He had obtained a position on the MTU faculty by returning a postcard, but within a few short years he was influential in developing a new Biological Sciences Department and was appointed it's head. He has been a pioneer in many fields, including the histochemical study of rat liver cancer, discovering precipitation chromatography, using oceanographic techniques to study the estuaries of Lake Superior, publishing texts on the application of personal computers in the study of Biology, starting a university center for instructional computing and ultimately creating leading edge computer software for the study of General Chemistry. Over 750,000 copies of the software programs, such as pictured below, have been sold to College and AP Chemistry students across the country by the Spain's publishing company over a 16-year period. Follow his life story Perusing for Pioneer Pathways through interesting areas of science and technology to discover what lessons his life might provide.