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Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology Series

7 primary works • 7 total works
Historical perspectives on science and technology.
Confronting the Climate: British Airs and the Making of Environmental Medicine
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0.00 · published 2010 · 8 editions
This book explores the social origins of the Weste…

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    Continental Defense in the Eisenhower Era: Nuclear Antiaircraft Arms and the Cold War
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    4.50     · 2 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2010 · 15 editions

    Thousands of nuclear antiaircraft arms wer…

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    Eugenics and the Nature-Nurture Debate in the Twentieth Century
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    4.00     · 4 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2007 · 9 editions
    Gillette shows that the sciences of sociobiolog…

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    Globalizing Polar Science: Reconsidering the International Polar and Geophysical Years
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    3.00     · 1 Ratings · published 2010 · 9 editions

    The International Polar Years (IPY) and the Int…

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    John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon
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    4.03     · 60 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 2010 · 9 editions
    While there are many biographies of JFK and accoun…

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    Searching for Sasquatch: Crackpots, Eggheads, and Cryptozoology
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    3.68     · 37 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 2011 · 9 editions
    How does science treat evidence from the edges?…

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    A Vision of Modern Science: John Tyndall and the Role of the Scientist in Victorian Culture
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    4.67     · 3 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2011 · 7 editions
    British physicist John Tyndall dedicated m…

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