Public Understanding of Science

A History of Communicating Scientific Ideas
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-415-20638-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 494 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine

First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Knight, David

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaften: Theorie, Epistemologie, Methodik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Understanding 2 God’s clockworld 3 Holding forth 4 Poetry, metaphor and algebra 5 Picturing science 6 Ballyhoo 7 Display 8 Travel 9 Imagining 10 Science gossip 11 Suspending judgement 12 Classical physics 13 Promoters and popularisers

Über Autor(innen)

David Knight is Emeritus Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Durham. His distinguished career has led to numerous awards including a Templeton Foundation award for teaching ‘Science & Religion in the 19th century’, and the American Chemical Society’s Edelstein Award for History of Chemistry. His most recent publications include Science and Beliefs: From Natural Philosophy to Natural Science, 1700–1900 (co-editor), and Science and Spirituality: the Volatile Connection (Routledge, 2004).