"Imperialism and Science" is a scholarly yet accessible chronicle of the impact of imperialism on science over the past 200 years, from the effect of Catholicism on scientific progress in Latin America to the importance of U.S. government funding of scientific research to America's preeminent place in the world.

Spanning two centuries of scientific advance throughout the age of empire, "Imperialism and Science" sheds new light on the spread of scientific thought throughout the former colonial world. Science made enormous advances during this period, often being associated with...