Elof Axel Carlson

Elof Axel Carlson (born 1931) is distinguished teaching professor emeritus at State University of New York at Stony Brook, as well as an American geneticist and noted historian of Science. Dr. Carlson earned his B.A. in 1953 from New York University, and his PhD in 1958 in zoology from Indiana University^[1] under the mentorship of Hermann Joseph Muller. Dr. Carlson is a past recipient of the E. Harris Harbison Award for excellence in teaching given by the Danforth Foundation.^[2]

He has been a visiting professor at the University of Minnesota, San Diego State University, and Tougaloo College.^[1] He was also a McMurrin visiting professorship at the University of Utah^[3]

Bibliography

• The Gene: a Critical History (1989) ISBN 9780813814063
• Genes, Radiation, and Society. The Life and Work of H. J. Muller (Cornell Univ. Press, 1981)
• The Unfit: A history of a bad idea (2001) ISBN 9780879695873
• Mendel's Legacy: The origin of classical genetics (2004) ISBN 9780879696757
• Times of Triumph, Times of Doubt: Science And the Battle for Public Trust (2006) ISBN 9780879698058
• Neither Gods Nor Beasts: How Science is changing who we think we are (2008) ISBN 9780879697860
• Mutation: The History of an Idea from Darwin to Genomics (2011) ISBN 978-1-936113-30-9

Scholarly works co-written

Demerec, M., Kaufman, B. P., & Carlson, E. A. (1986). Drosophila guide: introduction to the genetics and cytology of Drosophila melanogaster. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institute of Washington.

Former Graduate Students^[4]

• John Southin
• Ronald Sederoff
• Harold Corwin
• Robert Hendrickson
• John Jenkins
• Dale Grace

References