Science talk: changing notions of science in american culture
Auteur :
Thurs, Daniel Patrick
Éditeur :
Rutgers University Press
ISBN :
9780813544205
Date de publication :
4 août 2008
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,6 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
369 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Discoveries in the sciences are occurring constantly contributing to the changing definition of the term 'science' itself. This title examines what these controversies say about how we understand science. It describes how science became a term to distinguish particular subjects as elite forms of study accessible only to the highly educated.