E-Book, Englisch, 284 Seiten
Reihe: Routledge Studies in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine
Agar Science and Spectacle
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-317-74302-6
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
The Work of Jodrell Bank in Postwar British Culture
E-Book, Englisch, 284 Seiten
Reihe: Routledge Studies in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine
ISBN: 978-1-317-74302-6
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Science and Spectacle relates the construction of the telescope to the politics and culture of post-war Britain. From radar and atomic weapons, to the Festival of Britain and, later, Harold Wilson's rhetoric of scientific revolution, science formed a cultural resource from which post-war careers and a national identity could be built. The Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope was once a symbol of British science and a much needed prestigious project for the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, but it also raised questions regarding the proper role of universities as sites for scientific research.