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A History of Science in Society

A History of Science in Society
Author: Lesley Cormack
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 842
Release: 2012-03-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 1442604484

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A History of Science in Society is a concise overview that introduces complex ideas in a non-technical fashion. Andrew Ede and Lesley B. Cormack trace the history of science through its continually changing place in society and explore the link between the pursuit of knowledge and the desire to make that knowledge useful. In this edition, the authors examine the robust intellectual exchange between East and West and provide new discussions of two women in science: Maria Merian and Maria Winkelmann. A chapter on the relationship between science and war has been added as well as a section on climate change. The further readings section has been updated to reflect recent contributions to the field. Other new features include timelines at the end of each chapter, 70 upgraded illustrations, and new maps of Renaissance Europe, Captain James Cook's voyages, the 2nd voyage of the Beagle, and the main war front during World War I.


Science and Society

Science and Society
Author: John Scales Avery
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 444
Release: 2016-09-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9813147733

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The latest advances and discoveries in science have made, and continue to make, a huge impact on our lives. This book is a history of the social impact of science and technology from the beginnings of civilization up to the present. The book explains how the key inventions: agriculture, writing and printing with movable type, initiated an explosive growth of knowledge and human power over the environment. It also shows how the Industrial Revolution changed the relationship between humans and nature, and initiated a massive use of fossil fuels. Problems related to nuclear power, nuclear weapons, genetic engineering, information technology, exhaustion of non-renewable resources, use of fossil fuels and climate change are examined in the later chapters of the book. Finally, the need for ethical maturity to match our scientific progress is discussed.


A History of Science in Society

A History of Science in Society
Author: Andrew Ede
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1442604492

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A History of Science in Society is a concise overview that introduces complex ideas in a non-technical fashion. Volume I begins with a small group of philosophers in ancient Greece and ends with the work of Sir Isaac Newton.


The Impact of Science on Society

The Impact of Science on Society
Author: Bertrand Russell
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2016-04-14
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1317230019

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Many of the revolutionary effects of science and technology are obvious enough. Bertrand Russell saw in the 1950s that there are also many negative aspects of scientific innovation. Insightful and controversial in equal measure, Russell argues that science offers the world greater well-being than it has ever known, on the condition that prosperity is dispersed; power is diffused by means of a single, world government; birth rates do not become too high; and war is abolished. Russell acknowledges that is a tall order, but remains essentially optimistic. He imagines mankind in a 'race between human skill as to means and human folly as to ends', but believes human society will ultimately choose the path of reason. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Preface by Tim Sluckin.


Science in Action

Science in Action
Author: Bruno Latour
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1987
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780674792913

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From weaker to stronger rhetoric : literature - Laboratories - From weak points to strongholds : machines - Insiders out - From short to longer networks : tribunals of reason - Centres of calculation.


A History of Science in Society

A History of Science in Society
Author: Andrew Ede
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1442604522

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A History of Science in Society is a concise overview that introduces complex ideas in a non-technical fashion. Volume II begins with the work of Sir Isaac Newton and ends with a new section on climate change.


A History of Science in Society

A History of Science in Society
Author: Lesley B. Cormack
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Philosophy of nature
ISBN: 9781551117706

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Beginning with the birth of science in the ancient Greeks, the collection contains just about every major textual source in the growth of science, not shying away from recent controversies in the political and social place of contemporary science.


Broader Impacts of Science on Society

Broader Impacts of Science on Society
Author: Bruce J. MacFadden
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2019-10-03
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1108421725

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Invaluable guidance on how scientists can communicate the societal benefits of their work to the public and funding agencies. This will help scientists submit proposals to the US National Science Foundation and other funding agencies with a 'Broader Impacts' section, as well as helping to develop successful wider outreach activities.


The Impact of Science on Society

The Impact of Science on Society
Author: B. Russell
Publisher: Рипол Классик
Total Pages: 120
Release: 1952
Genre: History
ISBN: 5885009082

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"In this concices and luminous book ... [Russell] examines the changes in modern life brought about by science. he suggests that its work in transforming society is only just beginning"--from inside upper cover.


Science

Science
Author: Patricia Fara
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 782
Release: 2010-02-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0191655570

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Science: A Four Thousand Year History rewrites science's past. Instead of focussing on difficult experiments and abstract theories, Patricia Fara shows how science has always belonged to the practical world of war, politics, and business. Rather than glorifying scientists as idealized heroes, she tells true stories about real people - men (and some women) who needed to earn their living, who made mistakes, and who trampled down their rivals in their quest for success. Fara sweeps through the centuries, from ancient Babylon right up to the latest hi-tech experiments in genetics and particle physics, illuminating the financial interests, imperial ambitions, and publishing enterprises that have made science the powerful global phenomenon that it is today. She also ranges internationally, illustrating the importance of scientific projects based around the world, from China to the Islamic empire, as well as the more familiar tale of science in Europe, from Copernicus to Charles Darwin and beyond. Above all, this four thousand year history challenges scientific supremacy, arguing controversially that science is successful not because it is always right - but because people have said that it is right.