Author: Peter H. Hoffenberg
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN: 0822987066
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
When the Reverend Henry Carmichael opened the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts in 1833, he introduced a bold directive: for Australia to advance on the scale of nations, it needed to develop a science of its own. Prominent scientists in the colonies of New South Wales and Victoria answered this call by participating in popular exhibitions far and near, from London’s Crystal Place in 1851 to Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Brisbane during the final decades of the nineteenth century. A Science of Our Own explores the influential work of local botanists, chemists, and geologists—William B. Clarke, Joseph Bosisto, Robert Brough Smyth, and Ferdinand Mueller—who contributed to shaping a distinctive public science in Australia during the nineteenth century. It extends beyond the political underpinnings of the development of public science to consider the rich social and cultural context at its core. For the Australian colonies, as Peter H. Hoffenberg argues, these exhibitions not only offered a path to progress by promoting both the knowledge and authority of local scientists and public policies; they also ultimately redefined the relationship between science and society by representing and appealing to the growing popularity of science at home and abroad.
A Science of Our Own
Author: Peter H. Hoffenberg
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN: 0822987066
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
When the Reverend Henry Carmichael opened the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts in 1833, he introduced a bold directive: for Australia to advance on the scale of nations, it needed to develop a science of its own. Prominent scientists in the colonies of New South Wales and Victoria answered this call by participating in popular exhibitions far and near, from London’s Crystal Place in 1851 to Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Brisbane during the final decades of the nineteenth century. A Science of Our Own explores the influential work of local botanists, chemists, and geologists—William B. Clarke, Joseph Bosisto, Robert Brough Smyth, and Ferdinand Mueller—who contributed to shaping a distinctive public science in Australia during the nineteenth century. It extends beyond the political underpinnings of the development of public science to consider the rich social and cultural context at its core. For the Australian colonies, as Peter H. Hoffenberg argues, these exhibitions not only offered a path to progress by promoting both the knowledge and authority of local scientists and public policies; they also ultimately redefined the relationship between science and society by representing and appealing to the growing popularity of science at home and abroad.
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN: 0822987066
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
When the Reverend Henry Carmichael opened the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts in 1833, he introduced a bold directive: for Australia to advance on the scale of nations, it needed to develop a science of its own. Prominent scientists in the colonies of New South Wales and Victoria answered this call by participating in popular exhibitions far and near, from London’s Crystal Place in 1851 to Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Brisbane during the final decades of the nineteenth century. A Science of Our Own explores the influential work of local botanists, chemists, and geologists—William B. Clarke, Joseph Bosisto, Robert Brough Smyth, and Ferdinand Mueller—who contributed to shaping a distinctive public science in Australia during the nineteenth century. It extends beyond the political underpinnings of the development of public science to consider the rich social and cultural context at its core. For the Australian colonies, as Peter H. Hoffenberg argues, these exhibitions not only offered a path to progress by promoting both the knowledge and authority of local scientists and public policies; they also ultimately redefined the relationship between science and society by representing and appealing to the growing popularity of science at home and abroad.
Citizen Scientists
Author: Loree Griffin Burns
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0805095179
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Shows young readers how a citizen scientist learns about butterflies, birds, frogs, and ladybugs.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0805095179
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Shows young readers how a citizen scientist learns about butterflies, birds, frogs, and ladybugs.
A Lab of One's Own
Author: Patricia Fara
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198794983
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
2018 marks the centenary not only of the Armistice but also of women gaining the vote in the United Kingdom. A Lab of One's Own commemorates both anniversaries by exploring how the War gave female scientists, doctors, and engineers unprecedented opportunities to undertake endeavors normally reserved for men.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198794983
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
2018 marks the centenary not only of the Armistice but also of women gaining the vote in the United Kingdom. A Lab of One's Own commemorates both anniversaries by exploring how the War gave female scientists, doctors, and engineers unprecedented opportunities to undertake endeavors normally reserved for men.
Left to Our Own Devices
Author: Margaret E. Morris
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262039133
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
Unexpected ways that individuals adapt technology to reclaim what matters to them, from working through conflict with smart lights to celebrating gender transition with selfies. We have been warned about the psychological perils of technology: distraction, difficulty empathizing, and loss of the ability (or desire) to carry on a conversation. But our devices and data are woven into our lives. We can't simply reject them. Instead, Margaret Morris argues, we need to adapt technology creatively to our needs and values. In Left to Our Own Devices, Morris offers examples of individuals applying technologies in unexpected ways—uses that go beyond those intended by developers and designers. Morris examines these kinds of personalized life hacks, chronicling the ways that people have adapted technology to strengthen social connection, enhance well-being, and affirm identity. Morris, a clinical psychologist and app creator, shows how people really use technology, drawing on interviews she has conducted as well as computer science and psychology research. She describes how a couple used smart lights to work through conflict; how a woman persuaded herself to eat healthier foods when her photographs of salads garnered “likes” on social media; how a trans woman celebrated her transition with selfies; and how, through augmented reality, a woman changed the way she saw her cancer and herself. These and the many other “off-label” adaptations described by Morris cast technology not just as a temptation that we struggle to resist but as a potential ally as we try to take care of ourselves and others. The stories Morris tells invite us to be more intentional and creative when left to our own devices.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262039133
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
Unexpected ways that individuals adapt technology to reclaim what matters to them, from working through conflict with smart lights to celebrating gender transition with selfies. We have been warned about the psychological perils of technology: distraction, difficulty empathizing, and loss of the ability (or desire) to carry on a conversation. But our devices and data are woven into our lives. We can't simply reject them. Instead, Margaret Morris argues, we need to adapt technology creatively to our needs and values. In Left to Our Own Devices, Morris offers examples of individuals applying technologies in unexpected ways—uses that go beyond those intended by developers and designers. Morris examines these kinds of personalized life hacks, chronicling the ways that people have adapted technology to strengthen social connection, enhance well-being, and affirm identity. Morris, a clinical psychologist and app creator, shows how people really use technology, drawing on interviews she has conducted as well as computer science and psychology research. She describes how a couple used smart lights to work through conflict; how a woman persuaded herself to eat healthier foods when her photographs of salads garnered “likes” on social media; how a trans woman celebrated her transition with selfies; and how, through augmented reality, a woman changed the way she saw her cancer and herself. These and the many other “off-label” adaptations described by Morris cast technology not just as a temptation that we struggle to resist but as a potential ally as we try to take care of ourselves and others. The stories Morris tells invite us to be more intentional and creative when left to our own devices.
A History of Our Own Times
Author: Justin McCarthy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
A History of Our Own Times: From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the Berlin Congress
Author: Justin Mccarthy
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368627740
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368627740
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
The Westminster Review
Author:
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Category : Literature, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literature, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Transactions of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science
Author: National Association for the Promotion of Social Science (Great Britain)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 952
Book Description
The volume for 1886 is a report of the proceedings of the "Conference on temperance legislation, London, 1886."
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 952
Book Description
The volume for 1886 is a report of the proceedings of the "Conference on temperance legislation, London, 1886."
The British Critic, and Quarterly Theological Review
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1104
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1104
Book Description
The Popular Science Review
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description