The Changing Image of the Sciences /

The theme was chosen because of the great concern with the worldwide decreasing interest in the natural sciences. The image of these sciences as dull, uninspiring, masculine, environmentally unfriendly and very technical was mentioned as an important reason. Historical context would help in the disc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Stamhuis, Ida H.
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Koetsier, T., Pater, Cornelis, Helden, Albert
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2002.
Subjects:	Chemistry. History. Humanities. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Introduction
In our own image: creating the computer
Changing images of chemistry
The changing image of biology in the twentieth century
The image of physics
Re-imag(in)ing women in science: projecting identity and negotiating gender in science
Science in the mirror of `Big History'
The changing images of unity and disunity in the philosophy of science
Copyrights and permissions
Authors and editors
Index.