
Servants of Nature
A History of Scientific Institutions, Enterprises, and Sensibilities
W. W. Norton & Company (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
524 pages
978-0-393-31736-7 (ISBN)
Description
A penetrating account of how science, perhaps above all other human endeavors, has shaped-and been shaped by-society. The Norton History of Science in Society explores the interaction between scientific practice and public life from antiquity to the present, showing how advances in science are allied to changing social institutions and attitudes, and examining how the bodies that shape scientific tradition and innovation have acquired their authority. It also considers how scientific goals have changed and explores the relationship between science, industry, and the military in modern times. This is an indispensable volume in the history of science.
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Language
English
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
842 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-31736-7 (9780393317367)
Schweitzer Classification