Science for all : the popularization of science in early twentieth-century Britain / Peter J. Bowler.

  • Bowler, Peter J.
Date:
2009
  • Books

About this work

Publication/Creation

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.

Physical description

x, 339 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Contributors

Contents

Rival ideologies of science -- The big picture -- Practical knowledge for all -- Creating an audience -- Bestsellers on big issues -- Publishers' series -- Encyclopedias and serial publications -- Popular science magazines -- Science for the general public -- Big names -- Scientists and other experts -- Epilogue : the 1950s and after.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    AB.41.AA9
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780226068633
  • 0226068633