Applied Science - Knowledge, Modernity, and Britain''s Public Realm

"Robert Bud explores the rise and fall of 'applied science' as a class of scientific thought and practice. UK focussed, the study has international implications. Over two centuries, lay actors and scientists interacted through politics, stories and institutions to shape a category that would eventually fade in favour of 'technology'"--

List of contents

Introduction: the biography of a concept; Stage 1. Origins and Pedagogy in the Nineteenth Century; 1. Applied science conceived: the early nineteenth century; 2. Applied science Institutionalised: the Liberal Science College; 3. Competing concepts of applied science and technology; Stage 2. Research in the Early Twentieth Century; 4. The dawn of the twentieth century; 5. From the magi to industrial function; 6. 'Western civilisation' and applied science; Stage 3. After World War Two; 7. Co-existence through growth; 8. From applied science to technological innovation; Conclusion.

About the author

Robert Bud is Emeritus Keeper at London's Science Museum. He has led science, medicine, and curatorial research at the Museum, writing and editing books across chemical, biotechnological, and scientific instrument history.

Summary

Robert Bud explores the rise and fall of 'applied science' as a class of scientific thought and practice. UK focussed, the study has international implications. Over two centuries, lay actors and scientists interacted through politics, stories and institutions to shape a category that would eventually fade in favour of 'technology'.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Bud, Robert (Science Museum Bud, Bud Robert
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.03.2024
• EAN: 9781009365239
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0936523-9
• No. of pages: 342
• Series: Science in History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; European History, SCIENCE / History, HISTORY / Europe / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, History of Science, Communication Studies, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies