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Before Big Science: The Pursuit of Modern Chemistry and Physics 1800-1940 (Twayne's History of Science and Society Series, 1)
Before Big Science The Pursuit of Modern Chemistry and Physics 18001940 - Twayne's History of Science and Society Series, 1 Author:Mary Jo Nye Mary Jo Nye traces the social and intellectual history of the physical sciences from the early 1800s to the beginning of the Second World War, examining the sweeping transformation of scientific institutions and professions during the period and the groundbreaking experiments that fueled that change, from the earliest investigations ... more »of molecular chemistry and field dynamics to the revolutionary breakthroughs of quantum mechanics, relativity theory, and nuclear science.« less