After the Breakthrough: The Emergence of High-Temperature Superconductivity as a Research Field - Couverture souple

Nowotny, Helga

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521524792 ISBN 13 : 9780521524797

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2002

Synopsis

Short book on the history and sociology of science surrounding the discovery of high-temperature superconductivity.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The discovery of high-temperature superconductivity was hailed as a major scientific breakthrough, inducing an unprecedented excitement and expectation among the scientific community and in the international press. This book sets this research breakthrough in context, and reconstructs the history of the discovery. The authors analyse the emergence of this new research field and the way its development was shaped by scientists and science policy-makers. They also examine the various settings in which the research was undertaken, as well as considering the scientific backgrounds and motivations of researchers who entered the field following the original discovery. The industrial connection and the general belief in promises of future applications were important elements in strategies devised to obtain funding. A remarkable factor in this process was the media's role. The sustained attention that followed the discovery of high-temperature superconductivity resulted in it being seen as the symbol of a new technological frontier.

Revue de presse

'... a very clear story of a scientific discovery and its impact on science policy.' Pierre Papon, Research Policy

'... thoughtful book.' John Ziman, Nature

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521524792
• ISBN 13: 9780521524797
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 220
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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