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Document Type
Research
Abstract
The latest edition of the Biographical Directory of Scientists lists 2623 who are now in Iowa or were formerly here. For every twenty-one of the present North American scientists, two are or were Iowans. Of these Iowans, 1110 were born in Iowa. Only six states have a larger number of native scientists. Of the outstanding or "starred" scientists, fifty-nine are native Iowans, a number exceeded by only five states. There is a native Iowa scientist for every 2275 of Iowa's present population, a ratio exceeded only by two states, each with a much smaller population, namely, Vermont and Utah.
Publication Date
1939
Journal Title
Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science
Volume
46
Issue
1
First Page
71
Last Page
87
Copyright
©1939 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Zabel, H. E.
(1939)
"Iowa's Contribution to American Men of Science,"
Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 46(1), 71-87.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol46/iss1/9