Science and Spectacle - The Work of Jodrell Bank in Postwar British Culture (Hardcover)

Science and Spectacle relates the construction of the telescope to the politics and culture of post-war Britain. From radar and atomic weapons, to the Festival of Britain and, later, Harold Wilson's rhetoric of scientific revolution, science formed a cultural resource from which post-war careers and a national identity could be built. The Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope was once a symbol of British science and a much needed prestigious project for the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, but it also raised questions regarding the proper role of universities as sites for scientific research.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine
Release date:	October 1998
First published:	1998
Authors:	John Agar
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	282
ISBN-13:	978-90-5702-258-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Observatories, equipment & methods Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
LSN:	90-5702-258-3
Barcode:	9789057022586

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