Michael Thomas Ward

Michael Foster and Thomas Henry Huxley, Correspondence, Letters 311 through 329, 1865–1895

My dear Foster Her Majesty's sanction has been obtained. The G.O.M. is not murdered – only 'fillipped with a three man beetle' as the fat knight has it. 1 Strong language is my aversion – especially about an adversary – but if I have not shown the G.O.M. to be a lying, ignorant, pretentious humbug, 'call me horse' – as again the fat knight saith. 2 Ever yours T. H. Huxley 1 " fillip me with a t...

Silke Anger , Michael Kvasnicka , and Thomas Siedler One Last Puff ? – Public Smoking Bans and Smoking Behavior

This paper investigates the short-term eff ects of public smoking bans on individual smoking behavior. In 2007 and 2008, state-level smoking bans were gradually introduced in all of Germany’s sixteen federal states. We exploit this variation in the timing of state bans to identify the eff ect that smoke-free policies had on individuals’ smoking propensity and smoking intensity. Using rich longi...

Michael Foster and Thomas Henry Huxley, Correspondence, Letters 201 through 233, 1865–1895

My dear Foster I have suggested an alteration in one paragraph of your draft – I have no doubt as to the value of the scientific results of the borings if they are carried to the bottom – but it is quite another question whether the R.S. would be justified in warranting the expenditure incurred. I should like to see the Zagazig boring carried to the bottom or at any rate until Miocene fossils a...

Michael Foster and Thomas Henry Huxley, Correspondence, Letters 288 through 310, 1865–1895

Manfred Einsiedler Thomas Ward Ergodic Theory with a view towards Number Theory – Monograph