Kevles, Bettyann Holtzmann
KEVLES, Bettyann Holtzmann
KEVLES, Bettyann Holtzmann. American, b. 1938. Genres: Animals/Pets, Art/Art history, Biology, Natural history, Travel/Exploration, Bibliography. Career: Los Angeles Times, contributor, 1981-2000; Yale University, Dept of History, lecturer, 2001-. Publications: Watching the Wild Apes: The Primate Studies of Goodall, Fossey, and Galdikas, 1976; Listening In, 1980; Thinking Gorillas, 1981; Females of the Species: Sex and Survival in the Animal Kingdom, 1986; Naked to the Bone: Medical Imaging in the Twentieth Century, 1997; Almost Heaven: The Story of Women in Space, 2003. Address: 37 Lincoln St, New Haven, CT 06511, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]
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