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Making science our own : public images of science, 1910-1955 / Marcel C. LaFollette.

Author/creator La Follette, Marcel Chotkowski, 1944-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoChicago : University of Chicago Press, 1990.
Descriptionix, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents New expectations, new images -- Mass-circulation magazines and the popularization of science -- Who supplied the images? : authors and sources --Characteristics of the "men of science" -- Women in the laboratories -- Scientific stereotypes : point and counterpoint -- Defining science : how scientists work -- Slowing the bicycle : risks and restrictions -- The critical message : rejection and embrace -- The end of progress : promises and expectations -- Continuity and change.
Local noteLittle-316137--305131016474Z
Local noteLittle-316137--305131016474Z
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 241-247) and index.
LCCN 89020555
ISBN0226467783 (alk. paper)
ISBN0226467791 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks Q225 .L34 1990 ✔ Available Place Hold