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A Companion to the History of American Science presents an authoritative overview of the most recent scholarship on the history of American science - from the intellectual curiosity of the Founding Fathers to the country's cutting-edge technological achievements in the 21st century. Featuring c...
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John Wiley & Sons Ltd,
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| Publisher Address: | Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA : |
| Publication Dates: | 2016. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley Blackwell companions to American history
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| Online Access: |
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781119072218 |
| Summary: |
A Companion to the History of American Science presents an authoritative overview of the most recent scholarship on the history of American science - from the intellectual curiosity of the Founding Fathers to the country's cutting-edge technological achievements in the 21st century. Featuring contributions from a wide range of established and emerging scholars in related scientific fields, essays explore specific sciences, the intersections of modern science and American society, and techno-science issues in American science historiography. Essays are written with an eye toward accessibility |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xvii, 692 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781119072225 1119072220 9781119072232 1119072239 |
| Index Number: | Q127 |
| CLC: | N097.12 |
| Contents: | Agricultural sciences / Samantha Noll -- Anthropology / Adrian Young -- Astronomy and astrophysics / Peter J. Susalla -- Chemistry / Ann E. Robinson -- Computer science / Stephanie Dick -- Conservation biology / Christian C. Young -- Economics / Ross B. Emmett -- Experimental psychology / Jim Wynter Porter -- Genetics / Melinda Gormley -- Geophysics / Matthew Shindell -- Marine biology / Samantha Muka -- Medical genetics / Andrew J. Hogan -- Metrology and atmospheric science / James Bergman -- Molecular and cellular biology / Lijing Jiang -- Nuclear, high energy, and solid state physics / Jo |