The Social Function of Science

by J.D. Bernal

Book Overview

J. D. Bernal's important and ambitious work, "The Social Function of Science," was first published in January 1939. As the subtitle -"What Science Does," "What Science Could Do" - suggests it is in two parts. Both have eight chapters. Part 1: "What Science Does": Introductory, Historical, The Existing Organization of Scientific Research in Britain, Science in Education, The Efficiency of Scientific Research, The Application of Science, Science and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 057127272X
• ISBN13: 9780571272723
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Length: 530 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"