The Royal Society is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious
scientific bodies, but what has it done in recent decades?
Increasingly marginalised by postwar developments and the reforms
of civil science in the 1960s, the Society was at risk of resting
on its laurels. Instead, it found ways of exploiting its unique
networks of scientific talent to promote science. Creating
opportunities for outstanding individuals to establish and advance
research careers, influencing policymaking at national and
international levels, and engaging with the public outside the
world of professional science, the Society gave fresh expression to
the values that had shaped its long history. Through unparalleled
access to the Society's modern archives and other archival sources,
interviews with key individuals and extensive inside knowledge,
Peter Collins shows how the Society addressed the challenges posed
by the astounding growth of science and by escalating interactions
between science and daily life.
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