The Right Tools for the Job: At Work in Twentieth-Century Life Sciences

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Right Tools for the Job: At Work in Twentieth-Century Life Sciences
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Adele E. Clarke
Edited by Joan H. Fujimura
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:378
Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 178
Category/GenreHistory of science
Life sciences - general issues
ISBN/Barcode 9780691603421
ClassificationsDewey:530.15
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 14 July 2014
Publication Country United States

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