Scientist''s Voice in American Culture - Simon Newcomb and the Rhetoric of Scientific Method

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About the author

Albert Moyer is Associate Professor of History at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and adjunct member of the university's Center for the Study of Science in Society.

Summary

A study of Simon Newcomb - nation's most celebrated scientist in the United States in the late 19th century. It traces the development of his faith in science and ranges over topics of public debate, from the reform of economic theory to the recasting of the debate between science and religion.

Product details

• Authors: Albert E. Moyer
• Assisted by: Albert E. Moyer (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.09.1992
• EAN: 9780520076891
• ISBN: 978-0-520-07689-1
• No. of pages: 328
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; USA, Cultural Studies, Biography: general, 20th Century, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Philosophy of Science, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Biography: philosophy and social sciences