Making modern science : a historical survey / Peter J. Bowler and Iwan Rhys Morus.
Pubblicazione:
Chicago : The University of Chicago press, 2005.
Descrizione fisica:
VIII, 529 p. : ill. ritr. ; 23 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Preface. 1. Introduction: Science, society and history. Pt. 1. Episodes in the development of science: 2. The scientific revolution 3. The chemical revolution 4. The conservation of energy 5. The age of the Earth 6. The Darwinian revolution 7. The new biology 8. Genetics 9. Ecology and environmentalism 10. Continental drift 11. Twentieth-century physics 12. Revolutionizing cosmogology 13. The emergence of the human sciences. Pt. 2. Themes in the history of science: 14. The organization of science 15. Science and religion 16. Popular science 17. Science and technology 18. Biology and ideology 19. Science and medicine 20. Science and war 21. Science and gender 22. Epilogue. Index
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