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From the 1950s to the digital age, Americans have pushed their
childrento live science-minded lives, cementing scientific
discovery and youthfulcuriosity as inseparable ideals. In this
multifaceted work, historian RebeccaOnion examines the rise of
informal children's science education in thetwentieth century, from
the proliferation of home chemistry sets after WorldWar I to the
century-long boom in child-centred science museums. Onionlooks at
how the United States has increasingly focused its energies over
thelast century into producing young scientists outside of the
classroom. Sheshows that although Americans profess to believe that
success in the sciencesis synonymous with good citizenship, this
idea is deeply complicated inan era when scientific data is hotly
contested and many Americans have aconflicted view of science
itself. These contradictions, Onion explains, can be understood by
examiningconnections between the histories of popular science and
the developmentof ideas about American childhood. She shows how the
idealised concept of"science" has moved through the public
consciousness and how the drive tomake child scientists has deeply
influenced American culture.
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One of Ours (Paperback)
Willa Cather; Introduction by Rebecca Onion
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