J. D. Bernal's monumental work Science in History is the first
full-scale attempt to analyze the relationship between science and
society throughout history, from the perfection of the first flint
hand ax to the construction of the hydrogen bomb. This remarkable
study illustrates the impetus given to and the limitations placed
upon discovery and invention by pastoral, agricultural, feudal,
capitalist, and socialist systems, and conversely the ways in which
science has altered economic, social, and political beliefs and
practices.This second volume focuses on the period of development
and the establishment of modern science. It begins with work of the
Renaissance and continues with a discussion of the stimulus given
to scientific develpment by emerging seventeenth-century
capitalism. A final section takes up the industrial revolution and
the manner in which science and technology transformed the whole
nature of human society.
General
Imprint: |
MIT Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Science In History |
Release date: |
March 1971 |
First published: |
March 1971 |
Authors: |
J D Bernal
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Dimensions: |
203 x 135 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
717 |
Edition: |
New Ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-262-52021-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Science: general issues >
History of science
|
LSN: |
0-262-52021-4 |
Barcode: |
9780262520218 |
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