Background
Perkins, John Helm was born on July 15, 1942 in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Son of Henry Helm and Bessie Eulalia Perkins.
(During the last 100 years, the worldwide yields of cereal...)
During the last 100 years, the worldwide yields of cereal grains, such as wheat and rice, have increased dramatically. Since the 1950s, developments in plant breeding science have been heralded as a "Green Revolution" in modern agriculture. But what factors have enabled and promoted these technical changes? And what are the implications for the future of agriculture? This new book uses a framework of political ecology and environmental history to explore the "Green Revolution's" emergence during the 20th century in the United States, Mexico, India, and Britain. It argues that the national security planning efforts of each nation were the most important forces promoting the development and spread of the "Green Revolution"; when viewed in the larger scheme, this period can be seen as the latest chapter in the long history of wheat use among humans, which dates back to the neolithic revolution. Efforts to reform agriculture and mitigate some of the harsh environmental and social consequences of the "Green Revolution" have generally been insensitive to the deeply embedded nature of high yielding agriculture in human ecology and political affairs. This important insight challenges those involved in agriculture reform to make productivity both sustainable and adequate for a growing human population.
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(Science and technology are cultural phenomena. Expert kno...)
Science and technology are cultural phenomena. Expert knowledge is generated amid the conflicts of a society and in turn supplies fuel to fire yet further change and new clashes. This essay on economic entomology is a case study on how cultural events and forces affected the creation of scientific and technical knowledge. The time period emphasized is 1945 to 1980. My initial premises for selecting relevant data for the story were ultimately not of much use. Virtually all debates about insect control since 1945 have been centered around the environmental and health hazards associated with insecticides. My first but inadequate conclusion was that the center of interest lay between those who defended the chemicals and those who advocated the use of nonchemical control methods. With this formulation of the problem, I was drawn to an analysis of how the chemical manufacturers had managed to dominate and even corrupt the work of entomological scientists, farmers, members of Congress, and regulators in the USDA and EPA. My own contribu tions to a policy study at the National Academy of Sciences were based 1 on this premise. More recently, Robert van den Bosch developed the 2 "corruption theme" in considerable detail.
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academic administrator educator
Perkins, John Helm was born on July 15, 1942 in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Son of Henry Helm and Bessie Eulalia Perkins.
1 child, Ivan Bridgman. Bachelor of Arts, Amherst College, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1969.
Peace intern American Friends Service Committee, Cambridge, Massachusetts,1968-1970.
Postdoctoral fellow Harvard University, Cambridge, 1970-1971. Staff officer National Academy Sciences, Washington, 1971-1974.
Assistant professor, associate professor Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1974-1980. Senior academic dean, member of faculty Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington, 1980-1986.
Member of faculty, 1986.
Member, lead analyst commission on plant protection world food and nutrition study National Academy Sciences, 1976-1977. Consultant editor Environment, 1980-1992.
Peace intern American Friends Service Committee, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1968—1970. Postdoctoral fellow Harvard University, 1970—1971. Staff officer National Academy of Sciences, Washington, 1971—1974.
Assistant professor, associate professor Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1974—1980. Senior academy dean, member faculty Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington, 1980—1986, member faculty, since 1986, director graduate program in environmental studies, 1999—2005. Member, lead analyst committee on plant protection world food and nutrition study National Academy of Sciences, 1976-1977.
Consultant editor Environment, 1980-1992.
(During the last 100 years, the worldwide yields of cereal...)
(Science and technology are cultural phenomena. Expert kno...)
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society for Environmental History (Executive Committee 1976-1981, vice president program 1981-1982), National Association Environmental Professionals(editor-in-chief (journal) The Environmental Professional, 1995), Northwest Association for Environmental Studies (president 1982-1983), Northwest Science Association (Vice-President 1981-1982, president 1982-1983), Sigma Xi (national lecturer 1984-1986, 87-88).
Married Barbara Dodge Bridgman, September 15, 1968. 1 child, Ivan Bridgman.