The representation of science and scientists on postage stamps : a science communication study / Christopher B. Yardley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yardley, Christopher B., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Postage stamp design--History.

Postage stamp design.

Postage stamps--Social aspects.

Postage stamps.

Postage stamps as propaganda.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

ANU Press 2015

Canberra, Australia : ANU Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"For approaching two centuries, the images on postage stamps have been used to convey messages from the government of the day to the general public. Science has been used to enhance those messages for the past nine decades. In this book, I explore the ways in which science and scientists have been portrayed on stamps and look at the ideas and, in some cases, the propaganda that underpins them." -- page 1.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Why Study Science on Stamps?

2. Developing a Taxonomic Structure

3. Classification and Analysis

4. Stamps as Communicators of Public Policy

5. On Being First

6. Scientists on Stamps

7. Two Time Capsules

8. Discussion

9. Conclusions

Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

CC BY-NC-ND

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781925021806

1925021807

OCLC:

890971379

Publisher Number:

https://doi.org/10.26530/OAPEN_569090