How Well Do Facts Travel?

by Peter Howlett and Mary Susanna Morgan

Book Overview

This book discusses how facts travel, and when and why they sometimes travel well enough to acquire a life of their own. Whether or not facts travel in this manner depends not only on their character and ability to play useful roles elsewhere, but also on the labels, packaging, vehicles and company that take them across difficult terrains and over disciplinary boundaries. These diverse stories of travelling facts, ranging from architecture to nanotechnology...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052115958X
• ISBN13: 9780521159586
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 486 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 8.9"