In this first systematic exploration of the intriguing connections between Victorian physical sciences and what we now call the paranormal, Richard Noakes challenges our view of the history of physics, and deepens our understandings of the relationships between science and the occult, and science and religion.
In this first systematic exploration of the intriguing connections between Victorian physical sciences and what we now call the paranormal, Richard No...
A unique study of technology and international relations, Zaidi's book explores early attempts at the governance of aviation and atomic energy through international organizations such as the United Nations. It speaks to growing interest in the international governance of powerful technologies such as artificial intelligence and nuclear weapons.
A unique study of technology and international relations, Zaidi's book explores early attempts at the governance of aviation and atomic energy through...
Cultivating Commerce is an accessibly written and beautifully illustrated new social history of botany in Britain and France. It will appeal to all students and scholars working on British and French culture, the history of science and social and gender history in the late eighteenth century.
Cultivating Commerce is an accessibly written and beautifully illustrated new social history of botany in Britain and France. It will appeal to all st...
J. D. Bernal's monumental work Science in History is the first full-scale attempt to analyze the relationship between science and society throughout history, from the perfection of the first flint hand ax to the construction of the hydrogen bomb. This remarkable study illustrates the impetus given to and the limitations placed upon discovery and invention by pastoral, agricultural, feudal, capitalist, and socialist systems, and conversely the ways in which science has altered economic, social, and political beliefs and practices.Volume 3 is devoted entirely to the twentieth century and the...
J. D. Bernal's monumental work Science in History is the first full-scale attempt to analyze the relationship between science and society throughou...
