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基本説明
科学の歴史をそれぞれの時代の社会的コンテキストから考える学部生レベルの使いやすいレファレンス。政治、経済、宗教、文化がいかに科学研究に影響を及ぼし、方向付けてきたかを140の記事で解説。
Topics include: The Big Bang Theory, Biochemistry, Chaos Theory, The Computer Cloning, The Discovery of the Structure of DNA and the Genetic Code, Evolutionary Theory, Microchip Technologies, Newtonian Physics, Pseudoscience and Popular Misconceptions, Psychology and Psychiatry, The Quantum Hypothesis, The Scientific Method, and many more. "While the primary audience is older high school/younger college students, literate and/or curious adults will profit from these pages, which go far to help readers make sense of how we came to know what we know about our world and ourselves. Strongly recommended for all public and academic libraries." --Library Journal, December 2008
Full Description
Scientific Thought in Context is a comprehensive guide to the history of science and serves as an authoritative bridge between science content and social issues. This work supports both basic and advanced curriculums in biology, chemistry, general physical science, physics, and Earth science as well as history and the social sciences. Topics include: The Big Bang Theory, Biochemsitry, Cloning, Evolutionary Theory, Newtonian Physics, Microchip Technologies, Pseudoscience and Popular Misconceptions among many others. It offers 140 articles written by global experts as well as more than 400 color photographs, illustrations, maps, and tables that put the topics into context. The Words to Know section within each entry helps students to read in context without being overwhelmed by scientific terminology, while a chronology includes many of the most significant events in the history of scientific thought and advances of science.
