{"product_id":"9781928246688","title":"The Meaning of a Life : A South African Scientist's Tale by Wieland Gevers","description":"\"Weaves together science, romance, career, family, and higher education.... Compelling reading.\"  Jonathan Jansen, Stellenbosch University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book is moving, filled with gems.\"  Milton Shain, University of Cape Town\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt times witty, at times moving, this autobiography\/memoir by South African scientist Wieland Gevers tells the story of his overlapping personal and professional journeys as he navigated through school, home life, and a much-lauded career. Against the backdrop of the country during a time of dramatic political change, Gevers expertly weaves together the threads of personal vulnerability, uncertainties about his career path, and the history of higher education in pre- and postapartheid South Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoyhood in Piet Retief.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYouth on the Witwatersrand.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudent in Cape Town.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaturing in Oxford.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScientist in New York.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinding Feet: Stellenbosch University.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlma Mater: UCT.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUCT: Academic Administration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA New National Academy and a New UCT Research Institute.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContributing Further to the National System of Innovation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Long Look Back.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56309503754613,"sku":"9781928246688","price":38.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781928246688.jpg?v=1762812084","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781928246688","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}