Lediglich der Schutzumschlag ist minimal berieben und es wurde eine Ecke des Umschlages abgeschnitten. Sonst ein sehr gutes und sauberes Exemplar/ Only the dust jacket is minimally rubbed and one corner of the cover has been cut off. Otherwise a very good and clean copy. - American scientific supremacy was built upon the strength of our research universities. This book shows how these universities laid the foundation for the rise of American science from the status of a provincial outpost of international science to an equal of the best European centers of learning. This is a rich social history that tells much not only about the growth of American higher education but also about American intellectual life in general and the politics of scientific research.