Jan 7, 2010

The History and Poetics of Scientific Biography (Science, Technology and Culture, 1700–1945)



Publisher: Ashgate Pub Co | pages: 300 | 2007 | ISBN: 0754651819 | PDF | 10,2 mb

Biographies of scientists carry an increasingly prominent role in today's publishing climate. Traditional historical and sociological accounts of science are complemented by narratives that emphasize the importance of the scientific subject in the production of science. Not least is the realization that the role of science in culture is much more accessible when presented through the lives of its practitioners. Taken as a genre, such biographies play an important role in the public understanding of science. In recent years, there has been an increasing number of monographs and collections about biography in general and literary biography in particular. However, biographies of scientists, engineers and medical doctors have rarely been the topic of scholarly inquiry.









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