Science, Medicine, and the State in Germany - The Case of Baden, 1815-1871 (Hardcover, New)

This superb account of the development of scientific research in the state of Baden places the growth of big science in 19th century Germany within a broad social and economic context. The book analyses the growth of scientific research and its institutionalization in the state university system. With the focus on the experimental sciences, the book explores the introduction of the research ethic into the university medical curriculum, and the process by which laboratory science came to be an essential pedagogical tool in the education of the future citizens of the state. The social and economic changes that ultimately transformed Germany into a modern industrial state are considered. It was within this setting that laboratory training, once considered inappropriate for university studies, slowly increased in status, and dissatisfaction with the overly theoretical education traditionally offered by the universities began to grow. Thus, much like computers today, the scientific method in the nineteenth century came to represent an instrument for teaching not only specific skills but also a particular way of approaching, analysing, and solving the problems of an industrializing economy. This compelling volume will be of interest to historians of science, medicine, and European studies.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 1993
First published:	September 2000
Authors:	Arleen Marcia Tuchman (Assistant Professor of History)
Dimensions:	243 x 161 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	212
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-508047-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science Books > Medicine > General issues > Medical equipment & techniques > Medical research
LSN:	0-19-508047-5
Barcode:	9780195080476

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