Science without frontiers : cosmopolitanism and national interests in the world of learning, 1870-1940 / Robert Fox.

Author
Fox, Robert, 1938- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, 2016.
Description
xvi, 160 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

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    Series
    • OSU Press Horning Visiting Scholars publication series [More in this series]
    • The OSU Press Horning Visiting Scholars publication series
    Summary note
    In his long career, Robert Fox has specialized in the history of the physical sciences, particularly in France since 1700. In Science without Frontiers, he explores the discipline of science as a model for global society.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-151) and index.
    Contents
    • Knowledge, the cement of nations
    • War as watershed
    • The legacy of a fractured world.
    ISBN
    • 9780870718670 ((original trade pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    • 0870718673 ((original trade pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2016035634
    OCLC
    946905487
    Other standard number
    • 40026704507
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