The Force of Knowledge

Klappentext Professor Ziman paints a broad picture of science! and of its relations to the world in general. Zusammenfassung In this 1976 volume! Professor Ziman paints a broad picture of science! and of its relations to the world in general. Each topic is introduced by reference to easily understandable particular examples! with a large number of illustrations chosen to bring out the concreteness and reality of science as a human activity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Science as a social institution; 2. Which came first: science or technology?; 3. Who was a scientist?; 4. Styles of research; 5. Scientific communication; 6. Authority and influence; 7. From craft to science; 8. Invention, research and industrial innovation; 9. Big science; 10. Paying for science; 11. Science as a cultural import; 12. The sciences of society; 13. Science and war; 14. Science and social need; Questions and answers; Picture sources; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Ziman John M., J. M. Ziman, John Ziman, John M. Ziman
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.03.2010
• EAN: 9780521099172
• ISBN: 978-0-521-09917-2
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories