Errata
The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released.
The following errata were submitted by our customers and have not yet been approved or disproved by the author or editor. They solely represent the opinion of the customer.
Color Key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
Version | Location | Description | Submitted by | Date submitted |
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Printed | Page 145 3rd sentence |
The third sentence starts "In 1948, to the despair of ..." to describe when Muller "recognized" that DDT was a bug killer. According to wikipedia, in 1948 Muller was awarded the Nobel Prize for DDT. Wikipedia list 1939 as the year of Muller's discovery. Whenever the year, it had to be prior to 1948 if it was used in WWII (that was my clue something was wrong in the book). |
Anonymous | Feb 20, 2011 |