A Companion to the History of American Science
A Companion to the History of American Science
Editors: Montgomery, Georgina M. and Largent, Mark A.
Publication Year: 2015
Publisher: Wiley
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$204.95

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ISBN: 978-1-40-515625-7
Category: History - United States -- History
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
A Companion to the History of American Science offers a collection of essays that give an authoritative overview of the most recent scholarship on the history of American science.
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Table of Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Introduction - Georgina M. Montgomery and Mark A. Largent
- Part I Disciplines
- 1 Agricultural Sciences - Samantha Noll
- 2 Anthropology - Adrian Young
- 3 Astronomy and Astrophysics - Peter J. Susalla
- 4 Chemistry - Ann E. Robinson
- 5 Computer Science - Stephanie Dick
- 6 Conservation Biology - Christian C. Young
- 7 Economics - Ross B. Emmett
- 8 Experimental Psychology - Jim Wynter Porter
- 9 Genetics - Melinda Gormley
- 10 Geophysics - Matthew Shindell
- 11 Marine Biology - Samantha Muka
- 12 Medical Genetics - Andrew J. Hogan
- 13 Meteorology and Atmospheric Science - James Bergman
- 14 Molecular and Cellular Biology - Lijing Jiang
- 15 Nuclear, High Energy, and Solid State Physics - Joseph D. Martin
- 16 Nutrition - Jessica Mudry
- 17 Paleoanthropology and Human Evolution - Matthew R. Goodrum
- 18 Paleontology - Paul D. Brinkman
- 19 Ecology - Gina Rumore
- 20 Sociobiology and Evolutionary Psychology - Abraham H. Gibson and Michael Ruse
- 21 Sociology - Sebasti ´an Gil-Ria˜no
- 22 Space and Planetary Sciences - Erik M. Conway
- Part II Topics
- 23 Biotechnology - Nathan Crowe
- 24 Darwinism - Adam M. Goldstein
- 25 Science Education - Adam R. Shapiro
- 26 Environmental Science - Daniel Zizzamia
- 27 The American Eugenics Movement - Christine Neejer
- 28 Evolution and Creation Debates - Arthur Ward
- 29 Field and Laboratory - Jeremy Vetter
- 30 Gender and Science - Donald L. Opitz
- 31 The Germ Theory - Jacob Steere-Williams
- 32 Instrumentation - Sara J. Schechner
- 33 Science and Literature - Stephen Rachman
- 34 Museums - Amy Kohout
- 35 Natural History - Pamela M. Henson
- 36 Nature Study - Sally Gregory Kohlstedt
- 37 Science and Policy - Kevin C. Elliott
- 38 Popularizing Science - Constance Areson Clark
- 39 Science and Postcolonialism - Banu Subramaniam
- 40 Racial Science - Robert Bernasconi
- 41 Relativity in America - Daniel Kennefick
- 42 Science and Religion - Mark A. Waddell
- 43 Sex and Science - Miriam G. Reumann
- 44 Zoos and Aquariums - Christian C. Young
- Bibliography