The history and poetics of scientific biography /
Although biography as a genre has increasingly become a topic of scholarly inquiry, the genre of scientific biography; those biographies of scientists, engineers and medical doctors; has largely been overlooked. It is to remedy this situation that this volume has been conceived. Borrowing approaches...
| Други автори: | S?oderqvist, Thomas. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
℗♭2007.
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| Серия: |
Science, technology, and culture, 1700-1945.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=270600 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
History and poetics of scientific biography. |
| Резюме: |
Although biography as a genre has increasingly become a topic of scholarly inquiry, the genre of scientific biography; those biographies of scientists, engineers and medical doctors; has largely been overlooked. It is to remedy this situation that this volume has been conceived. Borrowing approaches and methods from cultural studies and the history, philosophy and sociology of science, the contributors to this volume cover a broad range of subjects, periods and locations. By presenting a rich diversity of essays, the volume is able to chart the reoccurring conceptual problems and devices that. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xiv, 270 pages) : illustrations. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780754684275 075468427X |