Science Talk: Changing Notions of Science in American Culture

by Daniel Patrick Thurs

Whether they follow science news closely or not, Americans take for granted that discoveries in the sciences are occurring constantly. Few, however, stop to consider how these advances--and the debates they sometimes lead to--contribute to the changing definition of the term "science" itself. Going beyond the issue-centered debates, Daniel Patrick Thurs examines what these controversies say about how we understand science now and in the future. Drawing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813544203
• ISBN13: 9780813544205
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.7"