A history of science in society : from philosophy to utility /

A history of science in society : from philosophy to utility /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ede, Andrew (Author), Cormack, Lesley B., 1957- (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2022]
Edition:Fourth edition.
Subjects:
Science > History.
Science > Social aspects > History.
Science > Philosophy > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The Origins of Natural Philosophy
  • The Roman Era and the Rise of Islam
  • The Revival of Natural Philosophy in Western Europe
  • Science in the Renaissance: The Courtly Philosophers
  • The Scientific Revolution: Contested Territory
  • The Enlightenment and Enterprise
  • Science and Empire
  • Entering the Atomic Age
  • Science and War
  • The Death of Certainty
  • 1957: The Year the World Became a Planet
  • Man on the Moon, Microwave in the Kitchen
  • Science and New Frontiers: Potential and Peril in the New Millennium.