Henry Darwin Rogers 1808 1866
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Henry Darwin Rogers 1808 1866
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Author : Patsy Gerstner
language : en
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Release Date : 2014-12-20
Henry Darwin Rogers 1808 1866 written by Patsy Gerstner and has been published by University of Alabama Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-20 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Henry Darwin Rogers is a familiar figure in the history of American geology, especially as the director of the first state geological surveys of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Although best remembered for the survey work, Rogers considered his theory of mountain elevation to be his most important scientific legacy. Based on studies of the Appalachian Mountains, Rogers's elevation theory was the first American explanation of the dynamics of elevation. As a study of the Pennsylvania survey, this volume offers new insight into the origin and problems associated with early surveys. As a study of Rogers's life and work, it presents a portrait of a man with strong convictions and dedication and examines the development and application of his ideas.
Thomas Green Clemson
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Author : Alma Bennett
language : en
Publisher: Clemson University Press
Release Date : 2023-10-23
Thomas Green Clemson written by Alma Bennett and has been published by Clemson University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-23 with History categories.
Thomas Green Clemson (1807-1888), the founder of Clemson University, was a complex man of broad and varied interests. To introduce us to this man, specialists of history, science, agriculture, engineering, music, art, diplomacy, law, and communications come together to address Clemson's multifaceted life and issues that helped shape him.
Mind And Hand
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Author : Julius Adams Stratton
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2005
Mind And Hand written by Julius Adams Stratton and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Education categories.
The intellectual heritage of MIT: an account of "the flow of ideas" about science and education that shaped the Institute as it emerged and that inspires it today. The motto on the seal of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, "Mens et Manus" -- "mind and hand" -- signals the Institute's dedication to what MIT founder William Barton Rogers called "the most earnest cooperation of intelligent culture with industrial pursuits." Mind and Hand traces the ideas about science and education that have shaped MIT and defined its mission -- from the new science of the Enlightenment era and the ideals of representative democracy spurred by the Industrial Revolution to new theories on the nature and role of higher education in nineteenth-century America. MIT emerged in mid-century as an experiment in scientific and technical education, with its origins in the tension between these old and new ideas. Mind and Hand was undertaken by Julius Stratton after his retirement from the presidency of MIT and continued by Loretta Mannix after his death; Philip N. Alexander, of the MIT Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies, stepped in to complete the project. The combined efforts of these three authors have given us what Julius Stratton envisioned -- "a coherent account of the flow of ideas" from which MIT emerged.
William Barton Rogers And The Idea Of Mit
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Author : A. J. Angulo
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2009-01-26
William Barton Rogers And The Idea Of Mit written by A. J. Angulo and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-26 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Winner, 2009 Outstanding Book Award, History of Education SocietyWinner, 2009 Richard Slatten Prize for Excellence in Virginia Biography, Virginia Historical Society Conceptual founder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, William Barton Rogers was a highly influential scientific mind and educational reformer of the nineteenth century. A. J. Angulo recounts the largely unknown story of one man's ideas and how they gave way to the creation of one of America’s premier institutions of higher learning. MIT's long tradition of teaching, research, and technological innovation for real-world applications is inexorably linked to Rogers’ educational philosophy. Emphasizing the “useful arts”—a curriculum of specialized scientific study stressing theory and practice, innovation and functionality—Rogers sought to revolutionize standard educational practices of the day. Controversial in an era typified by a generalist approach to teaching the sciences, Rogers’ model is now widely emulated by institutions throughout the world. Exploring the intersection of Rogers' educational philosophy and the rise of technical institutes in America, this biography offers a long-overdue account of the man behind MIT.
History Of Science In The U S
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Author : Clark A. Elliott
language : en
Publisher: Garland Science
Release Date : 2021-11-18
History Of Science In The U S written by Clark A. Elliott and has been published by Garland Science this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-18 with Social Science categories.
First published in 1996. The intention of this volume is two-fold: first, to give a chronologically arranged overview of selected data on the history of science in the United States, and second, to orient the reader to the substantial reference literature and research sources as guidance to further study of the topic. The subject areas that are covered include astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, mathematics, physics, and their related disciplines; areas such as anthropology and psychology are covered to a lesser extent. Science is the central focus, but the content of the work recognizes that the boundaries between subjects or activities are not absolute and certainly not when coverage spans several centuries.
Notes From The Ground
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Author : Benjamin R. Cohen
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2009-10-20
Notes From The Ground written by Benjamin R. Cohen and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-20 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This text examines the cultural conditions that brought agriculture and science together in 19th-century America. Integrating the history of science, environmental history and science studies, this text shows how and why agrarian Americans accepted, resisted and shaped scientific ways of knowing the land.
The National Union Catalog Pre 1956 Imprints
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
The National Union Catalog Pre 1956 Imprints written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Union catalogs categories.
Old Dominion Industrial Commonwealth
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Author : Sean Patrick Adams
language : en
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM
Release Date : 2009-12-01
Old Dominion Industrial Commonwealth written by Sean Patrick Adams and has been published by Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-01 with History categories.
A look at the role of state policies in North-South economic divergence and in American industrial development leading up to the Civil War. In 1796, famed engineer and architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe toured the coal fields outside Richmond, Virginia, declaring enthusiastically, “Such a mine of Wealth exists, I believe, nowhere else!” With its abundant and accessible deposits, growing industries, and network of rivers and ports, Virginia stood poised to serve as the center of the young nation’s coal trade. By the middle of the nineteenth century, however, Virginia’s leadership in the American coal industry had completely unraveled while Pennsylvania, at first slow to exploit its vast reserves of anthracite and bituminous coal, had become the country’s leading producer. Sean Patrick Adams compares the political economies of coal in Virginia and Pennsylvania from the late eighteenth century through the Civil War, examining the divergent paths these two states took in developing their ample coal reserves during a critical period of American industrialization. In both cases, Adams finds, state economic policies played a major role. Virginia’s failure to exploit the rich coal fields in the western part of the state can be traced to the legislature’s overriding concern to protect and promote the interests of the agrarian, slaveholding elite of eastern Virginia. Pennsylvania’s more factious legislature enthusiastically embraced a policy of economic growth that resulted in the construction of an extensive transportation network, a statewide geological survey, and support for private investment in its coal fields. Using coal as a barometer of economic change, Old Dominion, Industrial Commonwealth addresses longstanding questions about North-South economic divergence and the role of state government in American industrial development.
Historical Perspective Of Early Twentieth Century Carboniferous Paleobotany In North America
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Author : William Culp Darrah
language : en
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Release Date : 1995
Historical Perspective Of Early Twentieth Century Carboniferous Paleobotany In North America written by William Culp Darrah and has been published by Geological Society of America this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Science categories.
The Encyclop Dia Britannica
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1893
The Encyclop Dia Britannica written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1893 with Encyclopedias and dictionaries categories.