Scientific Americans: Invention, Technology, and National Identity

by Susan Branson

In Scientific Americans, Susan Branson explores the place of science and technology in American efforts to achieve cultural independence from Europe and America's nation building in the early republic and antebellum eras. This engaging tour of scientific education and practices among ordinary citizens charts the development of nationalism and national identity alongside roads, rails, and machines.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501760912
• ISBN13: 9781501760914
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up