The History And Poetics Of Scientific Biography
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The History And Poetics Of Scientific Biography
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Author : Thomas Söderqvist
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-03-03
The History And Poetics Of Scientific Biography written by Thomas Söderqvist and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-03 with History categories.
Biographies of scientists carry an increasingly prominent role in today's publishing climate. Traditional historical and sociological accounts of science are complemented by narratives that emphasize the importance of the scientific subject in the production of science. Not least is the realization that the role of science in culture is much more accessible when presented through the lives of its practitioners. Taken as a genre, such biographies play an important role in the public understanding of science. In recent years there has been an increasing number of monographs and collections about biography in general and literary biography in particular. However, biographies of scientists, engineers and medical doctors have rarely been the topic of scholarly inquiry. As such this volume of essays will be welcomed by those interested in the genre of science biography, and who wish to re-examine its history, foundational problems and theoretical implications. Borrowing approaches and methods from cultural studies and the history, philosophy and sociology of science, the contributions cover a broad range of subjects, periods and locations. By presenting such a rich diversity of essays, the volume is able to chart the reoccurring conceptual problems and devices that have influenced scientific biographies from classical antiquity to the present day. In so doing it provides a compelling overview of the history of the genre, suggesting that the different valuations given scientific biography over time have been largely fuelled by vested professional interests.
The History And Poetics Of Scientific Biography
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Author : Thomas Söderqvist
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
The History And Poetics Of Scientific Biography written by Thomas Söderqvist and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Science categories.
The History And Poetics Of Scientific Biography
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Author : Thomas Söderqvist
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-03-03
The History And Poetics Of Scientific Biography written by Thomas Söderqvist and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-03 with History categories.
Biographies of scientists carry an increasingly prominent role in today's publishing climate. Traditional historical and sociological accounts of science are complemented by narratives that emphasize the importance of the scientific subject in the production of science. Not least is the realization that the role of science in culture is much more accessible when presented through the lives of its practitioners. Taken as a genre, such biographies play an important role in the public understanding of science. In recent years there has been an increasing number of monographs and collections about biography in general and literary biography in particular. However, biographies of scientists, engineers and medical doctors have rarely been the topic of scholarly inquiry. As such this volume of essays will be welcomed by those interested in the genre of science biography, and who wish to re-examine its history, foundational problems and theoretical implications. Borrowing approaches and methods from cultural studies and the history, philosophy and sociology of science, the contributions cover a broad range of subjects, periods and locations. By presenting such a rich diversity of essays, the volume is able to chart the reoccurring conceptual problems and devices that have influenced scientific biographies from classical antiquity to the present day. In so doing it provides a compelling overview of the history of the genre, suggesting that the different valuations given scientific biography over time have been largely fuelled by vested professional interests.
The Poetics Of Natural History
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Author : Christoph Irmscher
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2019-09-08
The Poetics Of Natural History written by Christoph Irmscher and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-08 with History categories.
Newly expanded and in full color, this groundbreaking book argues that early American natural historians had a distinctly poetic sensibility, producing work that had a visionary intensity. Covering naturalists from John James Audubon to PT Barnum, it considers not only natural history writing, but also illustrations, photographs, and actual collections of flora and fauna. Photography and all associated expenses made possible by a generous grant from Furthermore: a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund
Dictionary Of Scientific Biography
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Author : Charles Coulston Gillispie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
Dictionary Of Scientific Biography written by Charles Coulston Gillispie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Electronic books categories.
Provides information on the history of science through articles on the professional lives of scientists. All periods of science from classical antiquity to modern times are represented.
Biographies In The History Of Physics
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Author : Christian Forstner
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-07-22
Biographies In The History Of Physics written by Christian Forstner and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-22 with Science categories.
This book sheds new light on the biographical approach in the history of physics by including the biographies of scientific objects, institutions, and concepts. What is a biography? Can biographies also be written for non-human subjects like scientific instruments, institutions or concepts? The respective chapters of this book discuss these controversial questions using examples from the history of physics. By approaching biography as metaphor, it transcends the boundaries between various perspectives on the history of physics, and enriches our grasp of the past.
Telling Lives In Science
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Author : Michael Shortland
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1996-06-27
Telling Lives In Science written by Michael Shortland and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-06-27 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Collects together original essays by leading historians of science on the nature and development of scientific biography.
Dictionary Of Scientific Biography
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Author : Charles Coulston Gillispie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
Dictionary Of Scientific Biography written by Charles Coulston Gillispie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Scientists categories.
Provides information on the history of science through articles on the professional lives of scientists. All periods of science from classical antiquity to modern times are represented.
Writing About Lives In Science
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Author : Paola Govoni
language : en
Publisher: V&R unipress GmbH
Release Date : 2014
Writing About Lives In Science written by Paola Govoni and has been published by V&R unipress GmbH this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Following discussions on scientific biography carried out over the past few decades, this book proposes a kaleidoscopic survey of the uses of biography as a tool to understand science and its context. The authors belong to a variety of academic and professional fields, including the history of science, anthropology, literary studies, and science journalism. The period covered spans from 1732, when Laura Bassi was the first woman to get a tenured professorship of physics, to 2009, when Elizabeth H. Blackburn and Carol W. Greider were the first women's team to have won a Nobel Prize in science.
Writing About Lives In Science
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Author : Paola Govoni
language : en
Publisher: V&R Unipress
Release Date : 2014-05-14
Writing About Lives In Science written by Paola Govoni and has been published by V&R Unipress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-14 with History categories.
Following discussions on scientific biography carried out over the past few decades, this book proposes a kaleidoscopic survey of the uses of biography as a tool to understand science and its context. It offers food for thought on the role played by the gender of the biographer and the biographee in the process of writing. To provide orientation in such a challenging field, some of the authors have accepted to write about their own professional experience while reflecting on the case studies they have been working on. Focusing on (auto)biography may help us to build bridges between different approaches to men and women's lives in science. The authors belong to a variety of academic and professional fields, including the history of science, anthropology, literary studies, and science journalism. The period covered spans from 1732, when Laura Bassi was the first woman to get a tenured professorship of physics, to 2009, when Elizabeth H. Blackburn and Carol W. Greider were the first women's team to have won a Nobel Prize in science.