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History of Science in Society From the Scientific Revolution to the Present

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ISBN-10: 1442604522

ISBN-13: 9781442604520

Edition: 2nd 2012 (Revised)

Authors: Andrew Ede, Lesley Cormack

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A History of Science in Societyis a concise overview that introduces complex ideas in a non-technical fashion. Andrew Ede and Lesley B. Cormack trace the history of science through its continually changing place in society and explore the link between the pursuit of knowledge and the desire to make that knowledge useful. Volume II begins with the work of Sir Isaac Newton and ends with a new section on climate change.For this edition, a new chapter on the relationship between science and war has been added. The further readings section has been updated to reflect recent contributions to the field. Other new features include timelines at the end of each chapter, 40 upgraded illustrations, and…    
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Book details

List price: $39.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Publication date: 3/12/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 7.05" wide x 9.22" long x 0.65" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

Andrew Ede is Associate Professor of History at the University of Alberta and the author of The Rise and Decline of Colloid Science in North America, 1900-1935: The Neglected Dimension and The Chemical Element: A Historical Perspective.

Lesley B. Cormack is a Professor teaching history of science and Tudor England at Simon Fraser University. She is the author of Charting an Empire: Geography at the English Universities, 1580 - 1620 (University of Chicago Press) and the past president of the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science.

Acknowledgements
Introduction
The Scientific Revolution: Contested Territory
The Enlightenment and Enterprise
Science and Empire
Entering the Atomic Age
Science and War
The Death of Certainty
1957: The Year the World Became a Planet
Man on me Moon, Microwave in the Kitchen
New Frontiers: Science and Choice in the New Millennium
Further Reading
Index