"Before Big Science" undertakes the ambitious task of presenting a
history of two closely related scientific disciplines over a
substantial time period. It is successful...in selecting the most
important developments from that period and organizing them in a
manner that is not only internally coherent, but also integrated
with important extra-scientific conditions.--Carmen Giunta "The
Alchemist "
Anyone who has deplored the fact that, while pursuing their own
historiographical interests, historians of sciences have been
losing the audience of scientists, will be reassured when they read
this volume, the first of a series intended to fill this gap. Here
is a concise survey of 140 years of natural science written by a
professional historian of science...It is clear that, far from
being merely descriptive, this concise volume is a bold and highly
skilled interpretation of the recent past of chemistry and
physics...This volume provides rich, enjoyable and easy reading. I
would recommend it as both an introduction to the history for
scientists and a useful tool for those wanting to develop this
interest further by using the bibliographical essays in the
appendix.--Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent "Nature "
Before Big Science undertakes the ambitious task of presenting a
history of two closely related scientific disciplines over a
substantial time period. It is successful...in selecting the most
important developments from that period and organizing them in a
manner that is not only internally coherent, but also integrated
with important extra-scientific conditions.
selecting the most important developments from that period and
organizing them in a manner that is not only internally coherent,
but also integrated with important extra-scientific conditions.
those wanting to develop this interest further by using the
bibliographical essays in the appendix.
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