Scientific governance in Britain, 1914-79 Hardcover - 2016
by Don Leggett (Editor); Charlotte Sleigh (Editor)
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Scientific governance in Britain, 1914-79, examines the connected histories of how science was governed and used in governance in twentieth century Britain. Bringing together leading scholars from the period, it makes the claim that scientific governance is key to understanding the overall story of British science in the twentieth century. British science grew dramatically in scale, reach and value through the mid-century period, due in no small part to the two world wars and their associated effects, notably post-war reconstruction and an on-going Cold War. As time passed, there were more scientists - requiring more money to fund their research - occupying ever more niches in industry, academia, the military, and civil institutions. In charting this history, the idea of scientific governance helps us to understand how invention and experiment have been managed in recent British history and provides a conceptual focus for the history of twentieth-century science within British society. Combining the latest research on twentieth-century British science with insightful discussion of what it meant to govern - and govern with - science, this volume provides both an invaluable introduction to science in twentieth-century Britain for students, and a fresh thematic focus on science and government for researchers interested in the histories of science and governance. Scientific governance in Britain, 1914-79 features a foreword from Sir John Beddington, UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser 2008-13.
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Scientific governance in Britain, 1914-79, examines the connected histories of how science was governed and used in governance in twentieth century Britain. Bringing together leading scholars from the period, it makes the claim that scientific governance is key to understanding the overall story of British science in the twentieth century. British science grew dramatically in scale, reach and value through the mid-century period, due in no small part to the two world wars and their associated effects, notably post-war reconstruction and an on-going Cold War. As time passed, there were more scientists - requiring more money to fund their research - occupying ever more niches in industry, academia, the military, and civil institutions. In charting this history, the idea of scientific governance helps us to understand how invention and experiment have been managed in recent British history and provides a conceptual focus for the history of twentieth-century science within British society. Combining the latest research on twentieth-century British science with insightful discussion of what it meant to govern - and govern with - science, this volume provides both an invaluable introduction to science in twentieth-century Britain for students, and a fresh thematic focus on science and government for researchers interested in the histories of science and governance. Scientific governance in Britain, 1914-79 features a foreword from Sir John Beddington, UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser 2008-13.
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- Title Scientific governance in Britain, 1914-79
- Author Don Leggett (Editor); Charlotte Sleigh (Editor)
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 344
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Manchester University Press
- Date 2016-08
- ISBN 9780719090981 / 0719090989
- Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
- Dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.81 in (21.59 x 13.97 x 2.06 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects History, Great Britain
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2016285355
- Dewey Decimal Code 509.41
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