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An Element of Controversy: The Life of Chlorine in Science, Medicine, Technology and War: No. 13 (British Society for the History of Science Monographs) - Softcover

 
9780906450017: An Element of Controversy: The Life of Chlorine in Science, Medicine, Technology and War: No. 13 (British Society for the History of Science Monographs)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0906450012 ISBN 13: 9780906450017
Publisher: British Society for the History of Science Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

This collection is the product of a highly innovative pedagogical experiment. Five successive cohorts of undergraduate students, each building on the work inherited from the previous year, produced an academic monograph. The outcome is an engaging history of the chemical element chlorine from its first isolation in the 1770s to the late 20th century. With a methodological focus on controversies, this rich collection includes studies on the history and philosophy of chemistry, the history and ethics of chemical warfare, the medical and technological developments of disinfection and bleaching, and the environmental impacts of organochlorine compounds from the Vietnam War to Silent Spring.

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About the Author

Hasok Chang is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy of Science at University College London.

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Publisher
British Society for the History of Science Ltd
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0906450012
ISBN 13 
9780906450017
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
407
Editor
Chang Hasok, Jackson Catherine