Talk:J. Gordon Edwards (entomologist)

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Professor?[edit]

Is there any evidence that Gordon was an actual professor, and not simply a lecturer, at SJSU? Yilloslime (t) 05:30, 13 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

These titles are certainly attached to lots of his publications, and he has a museum there named after him, so I'd guess this is right.JQ (talk) 11:09, 13 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Secondary sources[edit]

This article currently leans too heavily on publications by Edwards himself risking violating WP:NPOV. Edwards was certainly controversial, and I've added some third-party sources to flesh out his biography. The sources below can be used for additional development. --Animalparty! (talk) 22:25, 26 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Arnaud, Paul H., Jr.; Edwards, Jane A.; Stecker, Ronald E. (2006). "J. Gordon Edwards (1919–2004), dedicated teacher, mentor, entomologist, mountaineer, and scientist for truth in environmentalism". Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 82 (1): 1–29. ISSN 2162-0237.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
"Banned pesticide DDT is safe, scientists claim". UPI. May 21, 1992.
"Scientists lose 'paid liar' libel case". New Scientist: 164–165. 21 July 1977. ISSN 0262-4079.
Clement, Roland C. (1972). "The Pesticides Controversy". Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review. 2 (3): 445–468.
Yang, Jingxiang; Ward, Michael D.; Kahr, Bart (2017). "Abuse of Rachel Carson and Misuse of DDT Science in the Service of Environmental Deregulation". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 56 (34): 10026–10032. doi:10.1002/anie.201704077.
"Remembering J. Gordon Edwards". The Inside Trail. Vol. 19, no. 1. Winter 2005.
Ostrom, G. George (July 28, 2004). "Thoughts of Gordon". Whitefish Pilot.
Hecht, Marjorie Mazel (Fall 2004). "DDT champion Gordon Edwards (1919–2004)" (PDF). 21st Century Science and Technology. 17 (3): 6–7.
Devlin, Robert M. (May 1972). "Banning DDT is a big mistake". Cranberries: The National Cranberry Magazine. 36 (13): 7–11.
Jamison, Michael (July 24, 2004). "Mountaineering memories". Helena Independent Record.