History of Science in Society: From Philosophy to Utility, Third Edition

by Andrew Ede

Book Overview

A History of Science in Society is a concise overview that introduces complex ideas in a non-technical fashion. Ede and Cormack trace the history of the changing place of science in society and explore the link between the pursuit of knowledge and the desire to make that knowledge useful.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442634995
• ISBN13: 9781442634992
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

elegant overview

The book has an ambitious remit of explaining the role of science in various societies, since the scientific method first emerged in ancient Greece. Of necessity, much detail has to be omitted. But the authors show skill in explaining the essence of the scientific method, and why some societies, like the Britain that started the Industrial Revolution, were able to apply it successfully. It is not a book about the intricate details of the sciences. It furnishes an elegantly written overview that gives a nontechnical reader an appreciation of how the sciences developed.