Editorial: Cambridge University Press
Colección: Science in History
Número de páginas: 342 págs. 22.9 x 15.2 cm
Fecha de edición: 29-03-2024
EAN: 9781009365239
ISBN: 978-1-009-36523-9
Precio (sin IVA): 113,66 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 118,21 €
For almost two centuries, the category of 'applied science' was widely taken to be both real and important. Then, its use faded. How could an entire category of science appear and disappear? By taking a longue durée approach to British attitudes across the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Robert Bud explores the scientific and cultural trends that led to such a dramatic rise and fall.