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The origins of Pergamon Press: Rosbaud and Maxwell

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2009

Robert W. Cahn
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Abstract

Two men, as different in personality as it is possible to be, Paul Rosbaud and Robert Maxwell, each played a part in forming Pergamon Press, one of today's leading scientific publishers. This article outlines the tale.

Type
Research Article
Information
European Review , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , January 1994 , pp. 37 - 42
Copyright
Copyright © Academia Europaea 1994

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