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100			_aJohn Krige _eEditor
110			_aJohn Krige
245		0	_aScience in the Twentieth Century _cJohn Krige
260			_aAmsterdam _bHarwood Academic Publishers _c1997
300			_a941 pages _b"Images, Tables, Illustrations" _c25 cm
520			_a"With over forty chapters, written by leading scholars, this comprehensive volume represents the best work in America, Europe, and Asia. Geographical diversity of the authors is reflected in the different perspectives devoted to the subject, and all major disciplinary developments are covered. There are also sections concerning the countries that have made the most significant contributions, the relationship between science and industry, the importance of instrumentation, and the cultural influence of scientific modes of thought. Students and professionals will come to appreciate how, and why, science has developed - as with any other human activity, it is subject to the dynamics of society and politics."
546			_aEnglish
650			_aScience (General)
700			_aDominique Pestre _eEditors
942			_cBooks
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