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The Right Tools for the Job: At Work in Twentieth-Century Life Sciences
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Right Tools for the Job: At Work in Twentieth-Century Life Sciences
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Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Adele E. Clarke
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Edited by Joan H. Fujimura
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Series | Princeton Legacy Library |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:378 | Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 178 |
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Category/Genre | History of science Life sciences - general issues |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780691603421
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Classifications | Dewey:530.15 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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Publication Date |
14 July 2014 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
This volume examines scientific practice through studies of research tools in an array of twentieth-century life sciences. The contributors draw upon and extend the multidisciplinary perspectives in current science studies to understand the processes through which scientific researchers constructed the right--and, in some cases, the wrong--tools fo
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