Oxford Encyclopedia of the History of American Science, Medicine, - and Technolog

Science, medicine, and technology have become increasingly important to the average individual in modern society. The importance of these three fields is in many ways one of the defining characteristics of modernity. Understanding their history is essential for educated individuals.

List of contents

• List of Entries


• Introduction


• Preface


• Common Abbreviations Used in This Work


• Entries


• Topical Outline of Entries


• Directory of Contributors


• Index

About the author

Hugh Richard Slotten is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. During the 2010/2011 academic year, he was the Charles A. Lindbergh Chair in Aerospace History at the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum. He is the author of three major books in the history of technology and science in the United States: Radio's Hidden Voice: The Origins of Public Broadcasting in the United States (University of Illinois Press, 2009); Radio and Television Regulation: Broadcast Technology in the United States, 1920-1960 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000); and Patronage, Practice, and the Culture of American Science: Alexander Dallas Bache and the U.S. Coast Survey (Cambridge University Press, 1994).

Summary

Science, medicine, and technology have become increasingly important to the average individual in modern society. The importance of these three fields is in many ways one of the defining characteristics of modernity. Understanding their history is essential for educated individuals.

Additional text

great value for college libraries and even personal bookshelves.

Product details

• Authors: Hugh Richard Slotten, Hugh Richard (Senior Lecturer Slotten, Senior Lecturer Hugh Richard (Rutgers Uni Slotten
• Assisted by: Hugh Richard Slotten (Editor), Hugh Richard (Senior Lecturer Slotten (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.11.2014
• EAN: 9780199766666
• ISBN: 978-0-19-976666-6
• No. of pages: 1456
• Series: Oxford Encyclopedias of American History; Oxford Encyclopedias of Americ
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous