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Scientific governance in Britain, 191479
Charlotte Sleigh (Ed.)
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Description for Scientific governance in Britain, 191479
Hardcover. Examines the connected histories of how science was governed, and used in governance, in twentieth-century Britain. Editor(s): Sleigh, Charlotte; Leggett, Dr. Don. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; PDK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 187 x 31. Weight in Grams: 552.
Scientific governance in Britain, 1914-79 examines the connected histories of how science was governed, and used in governance, in twentieth-century Britain. During the middle portion of that century, British science grew dramatically in scale, reach and value. These changes were due in no small part to the two world wars and their associated effects, notably post-war reconstruction and the on-going Cold War. As the century went on, there were more scientists - requiring more money to fund their research - occupying ever more niches in industry, academia, military and civil institutions. Combining the latest research on twentieth-century British science with ... Read more
Scientific governance in Britain, 1914-79 examines the connected histories of how science was governed, and used in governance, in twentieth-century Britain. During the middle portion of that century, British science grew dramatically in scale, reach and value. These changes were due in no small part to the two world wars and their associated effects, notably post-war reconstruction and the on-going Cold War. As the century went on, there were more scientists - requiring more money to fund their research - occupying ever more niches in industry, academia, military and civil institutions. Combining the latest research on twentieth-century British science with ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
551g
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719090981
SKU
V9780719090981
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Ref
99-15
About Charlotte Sleigh (Ed.)
Don Leggett is Associate Professor in the History of Science and Technology at Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan Charlotte Sleigh is Professor of Science Humanities at the University of Kent -- .
Reviews for Scientific governance in Britain, 191479
'The wide range of case studies, both temporally and thematically, make this volume indispensable for any student of British science and government in the twentieth century.' Waqar Zaidi, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Annals of Science, December 2016
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