{"product_id":"the-cambridge-history-of-science-volume-5-the-modern-physical-and-mathematical-sciences-hardback-9780521571999","title":"The Cambridge History of Science: Volume 5, The Modern Physical and Mathematical Sciences (Hardback) 9780521571999","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge History of Science: Volume 5, The Modern Physical and Mathematical Sciences\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA new and comprehensive examination of the history of the modern physical and mathematical sciences.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMary Jo Nye (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521571999, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 October 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e708 pages, 12 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16.2 x 5.1 cm, 1.117 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… the editor has done a very skilful job in commissioning and arranging 33 articles in the six parts of the volume. … an excellent overview of the state of scholarship in the history of the modern physical sciences.' Ambix\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA narrative and interpretative history of the physical and mathematical sciences from the early nineteenth century to the close of the twentieth century. Drawing upon the most recent methods and results in historical studies of science, the authors of over thirty chapters employ strategies from intellectual history, social history, and cultural studies to provide unusually wide-ranging and comprehensive insights into developments in the public culture, disciplinary organization, and cognitive content of the physical and mathematical sciences. The sciences under study in the volume include physics, astronomy, chemistry and mathematics, as well as their extensions into geosciences and environmental sciences, computer science, and biomedical science. Scientific traditions and scientific changes are examined; the roles of instruments, languages, and images in everyday practice are analyzed; the theme of scientific 'revolution' is scrutinized; and the interactions of the sciences with literature, religion, and ideology are examined.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: the modern Physical and Mathematical Sciences Mary Jo Nye\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Public Cultures of the Physical Sciences After 1800: 1. Theories of scientific method: models for physico-mathematical sciences Nancy Cartwright, Sthathis Psillos and Hasok Chang\u003cbr\u003e 2. Intersections of physical sciences and western religion in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries Frederick Gregory\u003cbr\u003e 3. A twisted tale: women in the physical sciences in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries Margaret W. Rossiter\u003cbr\u003e 4. Scientists and their publics: popularization of science in the nineteenth century David M. Knight\u003cbr\u003e 5. Literature and the modern physical sciences Pamela Gossin\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Discipline-Building in the Sciences: Places, Instruments, Communication: 6. Mathematical schools, communities, and networks David E. Rowe\u003cbr\u003e 7. The industry, research, education nexus Terry Shinn\u003cbr\u003e 8. Remaking astronomy: instruments and practice in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries Robert W. Smith\u003cbr\u003e 9. Languages in science: chemistry Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent\u003cbr\u003e 10. Imagery and representation in twentieth-century physics from Einstein to Feynman Arthur I. Miller\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Chemistry and Physics: Problems through the Early 1900s: 11. The physical sciences in the life sciences Frederic L. Holmes\u003cbr\u003e 12. Chemical atomism and chemical classifications Hans-Werner Schutt\u003cbr\u003e 13. Theory and applications of the structure theory in organic chemistry A. J. Rocke\u003cbr\u003e 14. Theories and experiments on radiation from Thomas Young to X-rays Sungook Hong\u003cbr\u003e 15. Force, energy, and thermodynamics Crosbie Smith\u003cbr\u003e 16. Theories and practices of electrical science from Faraday to Einstein Bruce J. Hunt\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Atomic and Molecular Sciences in the Twentieth Century: 17. Quantum theory and atomic structure, 1900–1927 Olivier Darrigol\u003cbr\u003e 18. Radioactivity and nuclear physics Jeff Hughes\u003cbr\u003e 19. Quantum field theory: from QED to the standard model S. S. Schweber\u003cbr\u003e 20. Chemical physics and quantum chemistry in the twentieth century Ana Simoes\u003cbr\u003e 21. Plasmas and solid-state science Michael Eckert\u003cbr\u003e 22. Macromolecules, their structures and functions Yasu Furukawa\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Mathematics, Astronomy and Cosmology since the Eighteenth Century: 23. The geometrical tradition: mathematics, space and reason in the nineteenth century Joan L. Richards\u003cbr\u003e 24. Between rigor and application: developments in the concept of function in mathematical analysis Jesper Lutzen\u003cbr\u003e 25. Statistics and physical theories Theodore M. Porter\u003cbr\u003e 26. Solar science and astrophysics Joann Eisberg\u003cbr\u003e 27. Cosmologies and cosmogonies of space and time Helge Kragh\u003cbr\u003e 28. The chemistry and physics of the earth Naomi Oreskes and Ronald E. Doel\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Problems and Promises at the End of the Twentieth Century: 29. Science, technology, and war Alex Roland\u003cbr\u003e 30. Science, ideology and the state: physics in the twentieth century Paul Josephson\u003cbr\u003e 31. Computer science and the computer revolution William Aspray\u003cbr\u003e 32. The physical sciences and the physicians' eye: dissolving disciplinary boundaries Bettyann Holtzmann Kevles\u003cbr\u003e 33. Global environmental change and the history of science James Rodger Fleming.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Physics%20%5BPH%5D%22\"\u003ePH\u003c\/a\u003e], History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e], Mathematics \u0026amp; science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematics \u0026amp; science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematics%20\u0026amp;%20science%20%5BP%5D%22\"\u003eP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003629588760,"sku":"9780521571999","price":171.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521571999i_32b6bb95-718e-476f-96cd-9bd745a59c46.jpg?v=1691369909","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-history-of-science-volume-5-the-modern-physical-and-mathematical-sciences-hardback-9780521571999","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}