Changing Landscapes of Nuclear Physics

Klaus Fischer

ISBN 10: 3540564802 / ISBN 13: 9783540564805

Edité par Springer Berlin Heidelberg Apr 1993, 1993

This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Nuclear physics between 1921 and 1947 shaped more than anyother science thepolitical landscape of our century and thepublic opinion on physical research. Using quantitativescientometric methods, a new branch in the history ofscience, the author focuses on the developments of nuclearphysics in these formative years paying special attention totheimpact of German emigrants on the evolution of the fieldas a cognitive and social unity. The book is based on athorough analysis of various citation analyses thusproducing results that should be more replicable and moreobjective. The scientometric techniques should complementthe more qualitative approach usually applied in historicalwriting. This makes the text an interesting study also forthe historian in general. 264 pp. Englisch. N° de réf. du vendeur 9783540564805

Synopsis :

The book describes the formative years of nuclear physics and how they influenced both the public view of physics and the political landscape of our century. Especially it analyses the role of German emigrants thereby assessing the myth-ladden history of German nuclear research before and during World War II. The quantitative scientometric methods systematically used by the author should be of interest for historians. The book addresses historians, especially historians of science, and the general public.

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Titre : Changing Landscapes of Nuclear Physics
Éditeur : Springer Berlin Heidelberg Apr 1993
Date d'édition : 1993
Reliure : Taschenbuch
Etat : Neu