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"Robert Bud explores the rise and fall of 'applied science' as a class of scientific thought and practice. UK focussed, the study has international implications. Over two centuries, lay actors and scientists interacted through politics, stories and institutions to shape a category tha...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, UK : |
| Publication Dates: | 2024. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Science in history
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| Summary: |
"Robert Bud explores the rise and fall of 'applied science' as a class of scientific thought and practice. UK focussed, the study has international implications. Over two centuries, lay actors and scientists interacted through politics, stories and institutions to shape a category that would eventually fade in favour of 'technology'"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xii, 329 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-315) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781009365239 1009365231 |
| Index Number: | T26 |
| CLC: |
N095.61 T-095.61 |
| Call Number: | T-095.61/B927 |
| Contents: | Applied science conceived -- Applied science institutionalised -- Competing concepts of applied science and technology -- Applied research -- From Salomon's house to industrial function -- "Western civilisation" and applied science -- Co-existence through growth -- From applied science to translational research. |