American Science in the Age of Jackson

George H. Daniels

American Science in the Age of Jackson
Format
Paperback
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press
Country
United States
Published
30 October 1994
Pages
304
ISBN
9780817307400

American Science in the Age of Jackson

George H. Daniels

Shows how American scientists emerged from a disorganized group of amateurs into a professional body sharing a common orientation and common goals In this first effort to define an American scientific community, originally published in 1968, George Daniels has chosen for special study the 56 scientists most published in the 16 scientific journals identified as national during the period 1815 to 1845. In this reprint edition, with a new preface and introduction, Daniels shows how American scientists emerged from a disorganized group of amateurs into a professional body sharing a common orientation and common goals.

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