Gebundenes Buch

Globalizing Polar Science

Reconsidering the International Polar and Geophysical Years

Herausgegeben: Launius, R.; Fleming, J.; DeVorkin, D.

Beschreibung

The International Polar Years and the International Geophysical Year represented a remarkable international collaborative scientific effort that has been largely neglected by historians. This groundbreaking collection seeks to redress that neglect and illuminate critical aspects of the last 150 years of international scientific endeavour.

Autor

James Rodger Fleming is Professor of Science, Technology, and Society at Colby College and a research associate at Columbia University. He has written extensively on the social, cultural, and intellectual history of weather, climate, technology, and the environment. [e-mail]

Produktdetails

• Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-230-10532-4
• 2010 edition
• Seitenzahl: 386
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 705g
• ISBN-13: 9780230105324
• ISBN-10: 0230105327
• Artikelnr.: 29936269

Rezensionen

"Provides an invaluable assessment of the evolution of worldwide research from the first IPY of 1882/83. Recommended." - CHOICE