Science in the Twentieth Century
1st Edition
Published on 15. August 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
978 pages
978-1-138-00224-1 (ISBN)
Description
With over forty chapters, written by leading scholars, this comprehensive volume represents the best work in America, Europe, and Asia. Geographical diversity of the authors is reflected in the different perspectives devoted to the subject, and all major disciplinary developments are covered.
There are also sections concerning the countries that have made the most significant contributions, the relationship between science and industry, the importance of instrumentation, and the cultural influence of scientific modes of thought. Students and professionals will come to appreciate how, and why, science has developed - as with any other human activity, it is subject to the dynamics of society and politics.
There are also sections concerning the countries that have made the most significant contributions, the relationship between science and industry, the importance of instrumentation, and the cultural influence of scientific modes of thought. Students and professionals will come to appreciate how, and why, science has developed - as with any other human activity, it is subject to the dynamics of society and politics.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 52 mm
Weight
1852 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-00224-1 (9781138002241)
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John Krige | Dominique Pestre
Science in the Twentieth Century
E-Book
11/2013
1st Edition
Routledge
€64.49
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John Krige | Dominique Pestre
Science in the Twentieth Century
E-Book
11/2013
Routledge
€64.49
Available for download
John Krige | Dominique Pestre
Science in the Twentieth Century
Book
08/1997
Harwood Academic (Medical, Reference and Social Sc
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Persons
John Krige, Dominique Pestre
Content
Images of Science; 1: Historiography of Science; 2: What is Science?; 3: On Seeing Brockenspectres; Science and the Social Fabric; 4: Science, Political Power and the State; 5: Crafting and Disciplining the Tropics; 6: The Management of Society by Numbers; 7: Scientific Management and the Production Process; 8: The Discovery of Growth; 9: Academic Research, Technical Change and Government Policy; 10: Science and the University; 11: Science, Scientists, and the Military; 12: Innovation and the Modern Corporation; 13: The Transformation of the Pharmaceutical Industry in the Twentieth Century; 14: The History of Electronics; 15: Science in Public Policy; 16: From Eugenics to Genetic Manipulation; 17: In the Name of Science; 18: Science Fiction and Science in the Twentieth Century; Interlude; 19: Seeing and Picturing; Research Dynamics; 20: The Earth Sciences and Geophysics; 21: Neo-Darwinism and Natural History; 22: Clinical Research; 23: Cancer; 24: A Science 'Dans Le Siecle'; 25: The Molecular Transformation of Twentieth-Century Biology; 26: Biochemistry, Molecules and Macromolecules; 27: Polymer Chemistry; 28: Atomic and Molecular Science 1900-1960; 29: Solid State Science; 30: From 'Elementary' to 'Fundamental' Particles; 31: Computer Science; 32: Astronomy; 33: Mathematics in the Twentieth Century; Science and its Practices; 34: Material Culture, Theoretical Culture and Delocalization; 35: Biologists at Work; 36: Mastering Nature and Yeoman; 37: The Role of Physical Instrumentation in Structural Organic Chemistry; 38: Physics Instruments in the Twentieth Century; Regional and National Institutions; 39: Science in the United Kingdom; 40: Russian Science in the Twentieth Century; 41: Twentieth-Century German Science; 42: Science in the United States; 43: Science in Latin America; 44: Big Science and the University in India; 45: Science in Twentieth-Century Japan; 46: The Politics of European Scientific Collaboration