Science Images and Popular Images of the Sciences (Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society) - Softcover

 
9780415512404: Science Images and Popular Images of the Sciences (Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society)
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ISBN 10: 0415512409 ISBN 13: 9780415512404
Publisher: Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

What is a popular image of science and where does it come from? Little is known about the formation of science images and their transformation into popular images of science. In this anthology, contributions from two areas of expertise: image theory and history and the sociology of the sciences, explore techniques of constructing science images and transforming them into highly ambivalent images that represent the sciences. The essays, most of them with illustrations, present evidence that popular images of the sciences are based upon abstract theories rather than facts, and, equally, images of scientists are stimulated by imagination rather than historical knowledge.

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About the Author

Peter Weingart is Professor of Sociology at the University of Bielefeld, Germany.

Bernd Huppauf is a Professor at New York University

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415512409
ISBN 13 
9780415512404
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
346
Editor
Weingart Peter

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