Imperialism and Science: Social Impact and Interaction (Science and Society) - Hardcover

George Vlahakis; Isabel Maria Malaquias; Nathan Brooks; Francois Regourd (or François Regourd); Feza Gunergun; David Wright

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1851096736 ISBN 13: 9781851096732

Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2006

Synopsis

A unique resource that synthesizes existing primary and secondary sources to provide a fascinating introduction to the development and dissemination of science within history's great empires, as well as the complex interaction between imperialism and scientific progress over two centuries.

· Packed with portraits of key scientists, their discoveries, and their achievements, bringing to life the contribution of scientists from even the most far-flung corners of empire

· Includes a detailed chronology, bibliography, and a glossary of key scientific terms of the era, helping to make the history of science accessible to the general reader

About this title

Book Description:

From alchemy to the atom bomb, from penicillin to poison gas, the proliferation of Western science throughout the colonial world was driven by imperial imperatives. In 19th-century Greece, science was seen as a weapon in the independence struggle, while America's transformation from colony to superpower can largely be attributed to its enthusiastic embrace of science and technology.

About the Author:

George N. Vlahakis, PhD, is fellow researcher at the Institute of Neohellenic Research/National Hellenic Research Foundation in Athens, Greece and teaches history of Greek philosophy and science at the Greek Open University, Patra, Greece. His published works include History and Philosophy of Sciences in the Greek-Speaking Lands.

Isabel Maria Malaquias teaches history of physics in the Department of Physics, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.

Nathan M. Brooks is associate professor in the Department of History, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM.

François Regourd is Maître de Conférences in modern history at the University of Paris X–Nanterre, Paris, France.

Feza Gunergun is professor of history of science at Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.

David Wright, PhD, teaches chemistry at Kendrick School in Reading, UK.

About this edition

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1851096736
• ISBN 13: 9781851096732
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400
• Editor: Mark Largent