Reworking the Bench: Research Notebooks in the History of Science

by Jürgen Renn, Hans-Jörg Rheinberger, Frederic L. Holmes

Book Overview

This is the first book that addresses the issue of research notes for writing history of science in a comprehensive manner. Its case studies range from the early modern period to present and cover a broad range of different disciplines. The contributions are based on papers presented at the workshop entitled "Reworking the Bench: Laboratory Notebooks in the History of Science", held at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402010397
• ISBN13: 9781402010392
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.6"