Institute for an empire, an: the psysikalisch-technische reichsanstalt, 1871–1918
Auteur :
Cahan, David
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521525190
Date de publication :
23 déc. 2004
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
500 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
An Institute for an Empire is the first scholarly study of Imperial Germany's leading scientific institution. The Reichsanstalt demonstrated how physics and industrial technology could help build a modem society and a modem nation-state; it also encouraged and helped inaugurate the era of Big Science.