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Public Understanding of Science: A History of Communicating Scientific Ideas (Routledge Studies in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine) - Hardcover

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Knight, David

 
9780415206389: Public Understanding of Science: A History of Communicating Scientific Ideas (Routledge Studies in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine)
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ISBN 10: 0415206383 ISBN 13: 9780415206389
Publisher: Routledge, 2006

Synopsis

Answering questions such as whether the interesting parts of science be conveyed in sermons, poems, pictures and journalism, Knight explores the history of science to show how the successes and failures of our ancestors can help us understand the position science comes to occupy now.

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About the Author

David Knight is Emeritus Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Durham. His distinguished career has led to numerous awards including a Templeton Foundation award for teaching ‘Science & Religion in the 19th century’, and the American Chemical Society’s Edelstein Award for History of Chemistry. His most recent publications include Science and Beliefs: From Natural Philosophy to Natural Science, 1700–1900 (co-editor), and Science and Spirituality: the Volatile Connection (Routledge, 2004).

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415206383
ISBN 13 
9780415206389
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
240

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