Little Science, Big Science-- And Beyond

Price, Derek J. De Solla

ISBN 10: 0231049579 / ISBN 13: 9780231049573

Published by Columbia University Press, 1986

About this Item

Derek J. de Solla Price?s influential study of the history, sociology, and quantitative development of modern science. This expanded 1986 edition incorporates the complete text of the original Little Science, Big Science, first published in 1963, together with nine later papers extending Price?s investigations into scientific growth, citation patterns, research networks, ?invisible colleges,? differences between hard and soft sciences, and the development of high technology.

Price was a pioneer of what became known as scientometrics?the quantitative study of science itself?and this remains one of the central works associated with the emergence of that field. Of particular interest to collectors and scholars of the history and philosophy of science, sociology of science, bibliometrics, information science, and scientific communication.

Condition: Good. Original printed wrappers show noticeable rubbing and handling wear, including scuffing, edge and corner wear, and several prominent diagonal/vertical creases to the rear cover. Spine lettering remains clear. Interior pages shown are clean and generally well preserved. Please see photographs for condition details.

Collector/Scholarly Appeal: An important expanded edition of Price?s best-known work, combining his original landmark study with later essays that trace the development of his ideas about scientific growth and communication.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Little Science, Big Science-- And Beyond
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0231049579
• ISBN 13: 9780231049573
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 0.794 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • History of Science
  • Philosophy of Science
  • Sociology
  • Science

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Synopsis

Columbia University Press Science 62 Based on four 1962 Pegram Lectures given at the Brookehaven National Laboratory.

From Library Journal

In its first (1963) edition, Little Science, Big Science explored the then fantastic expansion of resources devoted to the advancement of science, and the social significance of that phenomenon. The current edition contains nine additional essays that delve further into the same themes. The original papers touch on rules theoretically governing the life cycle and behavior of science. The newer essays compare the "hard" and "soft" sciences, discuss the larger issues of international scientific networking and "invisible colleges," and examine the methodology of the scientific experimenter and the growth of high technology. This excellent work combines one of Price's earlier tours de force with a good selection of his insightful later writings. Highly recommended for scientists, historians and sociologists of science, and information science professionals. Robert Paustian, Wilkes Coll . Lib . , Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
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