History of Science A Beginner's Guide |
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| Author:
| Johnston, Sean F. |
| Series title: | Beginner's Guides |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78074-159-8 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2012 |
| Publisher: | Oneworld Publications
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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Employing intellectual history, philosophy, and social studies, Sean Johnston offers a unique appraisal of the history of science and the nature of the evolving discipline. Science is all-encompassing and contentious. Based on its past, where might it lead in the twenty-first century? Sean F. Johnston is a reader in the History of Science and Technology at the University of Glasgow.
Employing intellectual history, philosophy, and social studies, Sean Johnston offers a unique appraisal of the history of science and the nature of the evolving discipline. Science is all-encompassing and contentious. Based on its past, where might it lead in the twenty-first century? Sean F. Johnston is a reader in the History of Science and Technology at the University of Glasgow.