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Applied science : knowledge, modernity and Britain's public realm / Robert Bud.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bud, Robert, author.
- Series:
- Science in history (Cambridge University Press)
- Science in history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Technology--Great Britain--History.
- Technology.
- Science--Great Britain--History.
- Science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 329 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- "Robert Bud explores the rise and fall of 'applied science' as a class of scientific thought and practice. UK focussed, the study has international implications. Over two centuries, lay actors and scientists interacted through politics, stories and institutions to shape a category that would eventually fade in favour of 'technology'"-- Provided by publisher
- Contents:
- Applied science conceived
- Applied science institutionalised
- Competing concepts of applied science and technology
- Applied research
- From Salomon's house to industrial function
- "Western civilisation" and applied science
- Co-existence through growth
- From applied science to translational research
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Mar 2024).
- ISBN:
- 9781009365222
- 1009365223
- 9781009365246
- 100936524X
- 9781009365260
- 1009365266
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