History of science

During World War II, Franklin D.

A text which describes the ways that European powers used science and scientific inquiry to enforce their supposed cultural superiority on societies of Africa, Asia and Latin America.

This short biography aims to show, in non-technical language, how one major scientist lived and worked.

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Laboratories are fundamental to the practice of science, yet there is a paucity of serious historical analysis of the subject.

An exploration of the relationship between scientific ideas, technology, government and politics, demonstrated by examples from the last 150 years, including the birth of the NHS, the Channel Tunnel, radiation protection, the atomic bomb and power, and nuclear power in the US and USSR.

In the 1980s, philosophical, historical and social studies of science underwent a change which later evolved into a turn to practice.

In the 1980s, philosophical, historical and social studies of science underwent a change which later evolved into a turn to practice.

This tightly argued and profoundly thought provoking book tackles a huge subject: the coming of the nuclear age with bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, and the ways in which it has changed our lives since.

This tightly argued and profoundly thought provoking book tackles a huge subject: the coming of the nuclear age with bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, and the ways in which it has changed our lives since.

A collection of essays - including 3 that have never been published before - by one of the leading figures in cultural history.

A collection of essays - including 3 that have never been published before - by one of the leading figures in cultural history.

The Age of Improvement has long established itself as a classic of modern historical writing.

The Age of Improvement has long established itself as a classic of modern historical writing.

The 'revolution in science' of this book concerns the natural sciences, that is, knowledge of the external world which we now presume to exist independently of man.

The 'revolution in science' of this book concerns the natural sciences, that is, knowledge of the external world which we now presume to exist independently of man.

Ireland has long been the focus of research into its geological foundations and history.

The Industrial Revolution had a profound and lasting effect on socioeconomic and cultural conditions in Britain.

The Industrial Revolution had a profound and lasting effect on socioeconomic and cultural conditions in Britain.

Originally published in 1971.

Originally published in 1971.

This book sketches the history of higher education, in parallel with the development of science.

This book sketches the history of higher education, in parallel with the development of science.

This collection offers new perspectives on the study of science and religion, bringing together articles that highlight the differences between epistemological systems and call into question the dominant narrative of modern science.

This collection offers new perspectives on the study of science and religion, bringing together articles that highlight the differences between epistemological systems and call into question the dominant narrative of modern science.

From pre-European contact to the present day, people living in what is now the United States have constantly manipulated their environment.

From pre-European contact to the present day, people living in what is now the United States have constantly manipulated their environment.

It is impossible to understand the cultures and achievements of the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, and Arabs, without knowing something of their technology.

It is impossible to understand the cultures and achievements of the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, and Arabs, without knowing something of their technology.

When did drawing become an integral part of architecture?

When did drawing become an integral part of architecture?

Builders of the Vision traces the intellectual history and contemporary practices of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Numerical Control since the years following World War II until today.

Builders of the Vision traces the intellectual history and contemporary practices of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Numerical Control since the years following World War II until today.

A History of Astronomy, first published in 1907, offers a comprehensive introduction to the steady development of the science since its inception in the ancient world up to the momentous progress of the nineteenth century.

A History of Astronomy, first published in 1907, offers a comprehensive introduction to the steady development of the science since its inception in the ancient world up to the momentous progress of the nineteenth century.

It has been much disputed to what extent thinkers in Greek and Roman antiquity adhered to ideas of evolution and progress in human affairs.

It has been much disputed to what extent thinkers in Greek and Roman antiquity adhered to ideas of evolution and progress in human affairs.

Science and Spectacle relates the construction of the telescope to the politics and culture of post-war Britain.

Science and Spectacle relates the construction of the telescope to the politics and culture of post-war Britain.

Science in the Changing World, first published in 1933, contains a series of broadcasted presentations on the relationship between science and the development of European civilisation in the first half of the 20th century.

Science in the Changing World, first published in 1933, contains a series of broadcasted presentations on the relationship between science and the development of European civilisation in the first half of the 20th century.

This book describes the picture of reality given by Newton, and the development of the later picture of reality given by field theory.

This book describes the picture of reality given by Newton, and the development of the later picture of reality given by field theory.

In this collection of informal reminiscences, first published in 1975, Max Born has written an extraordinarily vivid account of his life and work, originally intended for his family.