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To Light Such a Candle: Chapters in the History of Science and Technology

Book by Keith J. Laidler; Oxford University Press, 1998

Subjects:

Discoveries In Science--History, Engineers--Biography, Science--History, Scientists--Biography, Technology--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

In To light such a candle, renowned chemist and science historian Keith Laidler examines the progress of science and technology over the centuries, tracing the often separate paths of these pursuits, showing how they have ultimately worked together to transform everyday life. Faraday's pure research ...
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In To light such a candle, renowned chemist and science historian Keith Laidler examines the progress of science and technology over the centuries, tracing the often separate paths of these pursuits, showing how they have ultimately worked together to transform everyday life. Faraday's pure research on electricity, for example, had immense technological implications, while Maxwell's theory of electromagnetic radiation led directly to the discovery of radio transmission, something of which Maxwell himself had no conception. Conversely, the early steam engines were by no means science-based, but they led directly to the science of thermodynamics, one of the most fundamental branches of pure science. Illuminated by many fascinating stories from the history of science, this book provides a powerful argument for the relevance of pure research, and gives the general reader and scientist alike an idea of the nature and importance of the links between science and technology.
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A Short History of Science to the Nineteenth Century

Book by Charles Singer; The Clarendon Press, 1941

Subjects:

Science--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

A SHORT HISTORY OF SCIENCE TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY...CORRECTIONS DECEMBER 1941 A SHORT HISTORY OF SCIENCE TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY...claim to be included in a history of science. Ultimately a work will be...
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Augustine to Galileo: The History of Science, A.D. 400- 1650

Book by A. C. Crombie; William Heinemann, 1952

Subjects:

Science--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...AUGUSTINE TO GALILEO The History of Science A.D. 400-1650 WILLIAM HEINEMANN...been the growth of the study of the history of science both as a professional historical...surprising; some knowledge of the history of science has become unavoidably part of the...
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The History of Science in the United States: An Encyclopedia

Book by Marc Rothenberg; Garland, 2001

Subjects:

Science--United States--History--Encyclopedias

Collections: History, Entire Library

"Science is an essential element of American civilization. The historical study of American science -- the study of the individuals, the institutions, the ideas, and the experiments that together constitute the rich fabric of science in the United States -- is a lively and exciting field of ...
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"Science is an essential element of American civilization. The historical study of American science -- the study of the individuals, the institutions, the ideas, and the experiments that together constitute the rich fabric of science in the United States -- is a lively and exciting field of scholarship. However, the knowledge and interpretations generated by this scholarship have not been easily accessible to the high school or college student or to the interested general reader. This volume has been written to furnish that access".
-- Marc Rothenberg
(from the Introduction)
The History of Science in the United States: An Encyclopedia brings together more than 200 scholars, ranging from the leading experts in their fields to young scholars presenting the fruits of their research. It offers a vast body of information hitherto scattered in numerous journals and specialized monographs. The book's coverage includes the roles of institutions and disciplines, the history of medicine and technology, the relationship between science and technology, and the major figures in the history of science in the United States.
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Silence of the Spheres: The Deaf Experience in the History of Science

Book by Harry G. Lang; Bergin & Garvey, 1994

Subjects:

Deaf Scientists--History, Deaf--Education--History, Science--Social Aspects--History, Science--Study And Teaching--History

Collections: Entire Library

Prior to the publication of this book, there has been a complete absence of literature on the contributions of deaf men and women in science. Written by a deaf scientist, this book is one of the few syntheses of the issues facing deaf people in a particular field of professional endeavor. Because of ...
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Prior to the publication of this book, there has been a complete absence of literature on the contributions of deaf men and women in science. Written by a deaf scientist, this book is one of the few syntheses of the issues facing deaf people in a particular field of professional endeavor. Because of the highly invisible nature of deafness, much of the information presented by Lang will be new to readers. His research represents six years of archival search among the historical documents of the deaf communities of Europe, Canada, and the United States. The prominent role that deaf scientists have played in history becomes apparent through Lang's presentation of the accomplishments of these talented and determined men and women. The study of deaf scientists is part of the study of other marginalized groups, and finds parallels in African American and women's studies. The issues surrounding technological development, eugenics, and disabilities in general are several of the important themes of this work.
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Kuhn, Thomas Samuel

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...philosopher and historian of science, b. Cincinnati, Ohio. He trained as a physicist at Harvard (Ph.D. 1949), where he taught the history of science from 1948 to 1956. He subsequently taught at the Univ. of California, Berkeley (until 1964), Princeton (until 1979), and...
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Bailly, Jean Sylvain

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...BAILLY, JEAN SYLVAIN zhaN selvaN baye , 1736 93, French astronomer and politician. His works on astronomy and on the history of science (notably the Essai sur la theorie des satellites de Jupiter ) were distinguished both for scientific interest and literary...
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Haas, Arthur Erich

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...physics at Vienna, Leipzig, London, and, from 1936, the Univ. of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind. After first doing work in the history of science, he turned in 1909 to theoretical physics and made a number of proposals in the field of atomic physics, anticipating Bohrs...
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Science

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...norm until recent times. Thus, the history of science is essentially intertwined with that...The Age of Classical Science The history of science during the 18th and 19th cent. is...logic. Even a detailed account of the history of science cannot be complete, for scientific...
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Ptolemy

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...moons motion, known as evection, and made original observations regarding the motions of the planets, his place in the history of science is that of collator and expounder. He systematized and recorded the data and doctrines that were known to Alexandrian men...

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