Science as Autobiography

The Troubled Life of Niels Jern

By: Thomas Soderqvist, David Mel Paul (Translator)

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Hardcover | 15 April 2003 | Edition Number 1

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This biography probes the unusual mind, the dramatic life, and the outstanding scientific work of Danish-born immunologist Niels Jerne (1911-1994). Jerne's Nobel Prize-winning achievements in the field of immunology place him in the pantheon of great twentieth-century biomedical theorists, yet his life is perhaps even more interesting than his science. Science as Autobiography tells Jerne's story, weaving together a narrative of his life experiences, emotional life, and extraordinarily creative scientific work. A legendary figure who preferred an afternoon of conversation in a Paris wine bar to work in the laboratory, Jerne was renowned for his unparalleled powers of concentration and analytical keenness as well as his dissonant personal life. The book explores Jerne the man and scientist, making the fascinating argument that his life experience and view of himself became a metaphorical resource for the construction of his the ories. The book also probes the moral issues that surrounded Jerne's choice to sacrifice his family in favor of scientific goals and the pursuit of excellence.

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"This is indeed a highly original book, not only as the first biography of so important a modern scientist as Jerne but also for the approach it takes in presenting his psychological and philosophical makeup." Arthur Silverstein, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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Acknowledgments	p. ix
A Note on the Translation	p. xiii
Introduction: A Scientist in His Life's Project	p. xv
The Making of a Romantic Character (1911-1947)	p. 1
"I Have Never in My Life Felt I Belonged in the Place Where I Lived"	p. 3
"Stylistically, I'm Best at Irony"	p. 16
"I Wanted to Study Something That Couldn't Be Used"	p. 29
"I Have the Feeling That Everything Around Me Is Enveloped in a Mist"	p. 39
"When I Look at Other Scientists...None of Them Have Wasted as Many Years as I Have"	p. 52
"Now I Think Nobody Can Keep Me from Becoming a Doctor"	p. 63
"To Be Able to Let Nature Reflect in the Depths of My Own Soul"	p. 75
"I Am Branded with Infidelity, and See That Open-Eyed"	p. 88
"Letters Are a Spiritual Spiderweb in Which You Snare the Dreaming Soul of Woman"	p. 96
The Making of the Selection Theory (1947-1954)	p. 109
"The Happiness of Feeling Superior to a Lot of People"	p. 111
"I Think the Work Has Principal Application to Immunology"	p. 124
"Antibody This, Antibody That, They Weren't Really Much Interested"	p. 133
"These People Don't Know What They're Doing"	p. 144
"I Suppose I Should Do Something, Maybe an Experiment or Something"	p. 156
Parabasis: The Selection Theory as a Personal Confession	p. 173
A Man, His Theory, and His Network (1954-1994)	p. 191
"My Hopes and Failures Are Within Myself"	p. 193
"This Theory Hadn't Made Much of a Stir, So Now, What Was I to Do?"	p. 209
"I'd Better Make Sure I Learn a Little about Immunology"	p. 217
"Finally, My Precious, I Have to Be Brilliant and Make Antibodies"	p. 233
"Like a Log Coming Slowly to the Surface of a Lake"	p. 249
"I Still Think That My Original Natural Selection Theory Was Better"	p. 267
"Immunology Is for Me Becoming a Mostly Philosophical Subject"	p. 278
Epilogue: "What Struggle to Escape"	p. 292
Abbreviations Used in Notes	p. 297
Notes	p. 299
Unpublished Sources	p. 329
Bibliography	p. 331
Index	p. 351
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