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      Blackett: Physics, War, and Politics in the Twentieth Century

      Mary Jo Nye

      A biography of P M S Blackett, one of the most brilliant and controversial physicists of the twentieth century.

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      From Chemical Philosophy to Theoretical Chemistry: Dynamics of Matter and Dynamics of Disciplines, 1800-1950

      Mary Jo Nye

      Develops a theory of the nature of disciplinary structure and change. This title discusses the distinctive character of chemical language and theories and the role of national styles and traditions…

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      The Cambridge History of Science: Volume 5, The Modern Physical and Mathematical Sciences

      A new and comprehensive examination by over thirty internationally recognized scholars of the history of the modern physical and mathematical sciences. The authors examine contested traditions and startling innovations within…

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      Science in the Provinces: Scientific Communities and Provincial Leadership in France, 1860 - 1930

      Mary Jo Nye

      This title is part of UC Press’s Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach…

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      Science in the Provinces: Scientific Communities and Provincial Leadership in France, 1860 - 1930

      Mary Jo Nye

      This title is part of UC Press’s Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach…

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      Michael Polanyi and His Generation: Origins of the Social Construction of Science

      Mary Jo Nye

      Investigates the role that Michael Polanyi and several of his contemporaries played in the emergence of the social turn in the philosophy of science. This title reconstructs Polanyi’s scientific and…

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      Michael Polanyi and His Generation

      Mary Jo Nye

      Investigates the role that Michael Polanyi and several of his contemporaries played in the emergence of the social turn in the philosophy of science. This title reconstructs Polanyi’s scientific and…

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      Aetna and the Moon: Explaining Nature in Ancient Greece and Rome

      Lisa Nye Taub

      Classical authors used both prose and poetry to explore and explain the natural world. In Aetna and the Moon, Liba Taub examines the variety of ways in which ancient Greeks…

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      Personal Knowledge: Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy

      Michael Polanyi

      Originally published in 1958 this study discusses tacit knowledge and its influence in many fields from theology to artificial intelligence.

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