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Author:   G. Holton ,  W. Blanpied
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1976
Volume:   33
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.520kg
ISBN:  

9789027706584

ISBN 10:   9027706581
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   31 December 1975
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Faith, Utility, and the Legitimacy of Science.- The Monster and the Titan: Science, Knowledge and Gnosis.- Reflections of a Working Scientist.- On the Nature and Condition of Social Science.- On Being Caught Between Dionysians and Apollonians.- Agriculture, the Island Empire.- Money and Influence: The Links of Science to Public Policy.- The Precarious Life of Science in the White House.- Science Policy: Relationships are the Key.- New Laboratories for Old.- On Academic Scientists in Wilhelmian.- The Nineteenth-Century Amateur Tradition: The Case of the Boston Society of Natural History.- Creationism in California.- Science or Scripture: The Politics of “Equal Time”.- I The Public Appreciationof Science in Contemporary America.- Science and the Mass Media.- Pop Science: The Depiction of Science in Popular Culture.- Notes on Contributors.

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