Public Understanding of Science: A History of Communicating Scientific Ideas

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Routledge, 2011 - History - 232 pages
Answering questions such as whether the interesting parts of science be conveyed in sermons, poems, pictures and journalism, Knight explores the history of science to show how the successes and failures of our ancestors can help us understand the position science comes to occupy now.

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About the author (2011)

David Knight is Emeritus Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Durham. His distinguished career has led to numerous awards including a Templeton Foundation award for teaching 'Science & Religion in the 19th century', and the American Chemical Society's Edelstein Award for History of Chemistry. His most recent publications include Science and Beliefs: From Natural Philosophy to Natural Science, 1700-1900 (co-editor), and Science and Spirituality: the Volatile Connection (Routledge, 2004).

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TitlePublic Understanding of Science: A History of Communicating Scientific Ideas
Volume 26 of Routledge studies in the history of science, technology, and medicine, ISSN 1024-8048
AuthorsDavid M. Knight, David Knight
Editionreprint
PublisherRoutledge, 2011
ISBN0415591678, 9780415591676
Length232 pages
Subjects ›  › 

History / General
History / Modern / General
Philosophy / General
Philosophy / History & Surveys / Modern
Science / General
Science / History
Science / Philosophy & Social Aspects
  
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