The Historiography of Contemporary Science and Technology
The Historiography of Contemporary Science and Technology

Author: Thomas Söderquist

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-01-11

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 1135851670

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More than ninety percent of all scientific history has been made during the last half century. So far, however, only a fraction of historical scholarship has dealt with this period. Merely a decade ago, most scientific historians considered recent science - the scientific culture created, lived and remembered by contemporary scientists - an area of study best left to the historical actors themselves.

The Historiography of Contemporary Science, Technology, and Medicine
The Historiography of Contemporary Science, Technology, and Medicine

Author: Ronald E. Doel

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2006-10-02

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 1134482973

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Bringing together authorities on the history, historiography and methodology of recent and contemporary science, this book reviews the problems facing historians of technology, contemporary science and medicine and explores new ways forward.

The Historiography of Contemporary Science, Technology, and Medicine
The Historiography of Contemporary Science, Technology, and Medicine

Author: Ronald E. Doel

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2006-10-02

Total Pages: 666

ISBN-13: 1134482965

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As historians of science increasingly turn to work on recent (post 1945) science, the historiographical and methodological problems associated with the history of contemporary science are debated with growing frequency and urgency. Bringing together authorities on the history, historiography and methodology of recent and contemporary science, this book reviews the problems facing historians of technology, contemporary science and medicine, and explores new ways forward. With contributions from key researchers in the field, the text covers topics that will be of ever increasing interest to historians of post-war science, including the difficulties of accessing and using secret archival material, the interactions between archivists, historians and scientists, and the politics of evidence and historical accounts.

Technoscience in History
Technoscience in History

Author: Ursula Klein

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2020-09-22

Total Pages: 331

ISBN-13: 0262359480

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The second edition of a comprehensive introduction to machine learning approaches used in predictive data analytics, covering both theory and practice. Machine learning is often used to build predictive models by extracting patterns from large datasets. These models are used in predictive data analytics applications including price prediction, risk assessment, predicting customer behavior, and document classification. This introductory textbook offers a detailed and focused treatment of the most important machine learning approaches used in predictive data analytics, covering both theoretical concepts and practical applications. Technical and mathematical material is augmented with explanatory worked examples, and case studies illustrate the application of these models in the broader business context.

Science in the Contemporary World
Science in the Contemporary World

Author: Eric G. Swedin

Publisher: ABC-CLIO

Published: 2005-03-08

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1851095241

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An introductory A-Z resource detailing the scientific achievements of the contemporary world and analyzing the key scientific trends, discoveries, and personalities of the modern age.

The Historiography of Contemporary Science, Technology, and Medicine
The Historiography of Contemporary Science, Technology, and Medicine

Author: Ronald Edmund Doel

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 9780415272940

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Brings togeteher essays on the history, historiography and methodology of recent and contemporary science to review the problems facing historians of contemporary science, technology and medicine and to explore new ways forward.

A History of Technoscience
A History of Technoscience

Author: David F. Channell

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2017-06-14

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1351977415

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Are science and technology independent of one another? Is technology dependent upon science, and if so, how is it dependent? Is science dependent upon technology, and if so how is it dependent? Or, are science and technology becoming so interdependent that the line dividing them has become totally erased? This book charts the history of technoscience from the late nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth century and shows how the military–industrial–academic complex and big science combined to create new examples of technoscience in such areas as the nuclear arms race, the space race, the digital age, and the new worlds of nanotechnology and biotechnology.

Contemporary Perspectives on Science and Technology in Early Childhood Education
Contemporary Perspectives on Science and Technology in Early Childhood Education

Author: Olivia Saracho

Publisher: IAP

Published: 2008-01-01

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 1607525941

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For decades, politicians, businessmen and other leaders have been concerned with the quality of education, including early childhood education, in the United States. While more than 50% of the children between the ages of three and five are enrolled in preschool and kindergarten programs in the United States, no state, federal, or national standards exist for science or technology education in preschool or kindergarten programs. Knowledge about science and technology is an important requirement for all in contemporary society. An increasing number of professions require the use of scientific concepts and technological skills and society as a whole depends on scientific knowledge. Scientific and technological knowledge should be a part of every individual’s education. There are many ways to enhance young children’s scientific thinking and problem-solving skills as well as their technological abilities. The purpose of this volume is to present a critical analysis of reviews of research on science and technology education in early childhood education. The first part of the volume includes contributions by leading scholars in science, while the second part includes contributions by leading scholars in technology.

Historical Perspectives On East Asian Science, Technology And Medicine
Historical Perspectives On East Asian Science, Technology And Medicine

Author: Alan Kam Leung Chan

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2002-07-24

Total Pages: 609

ISBN-13: 981448864X

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Historical Perspectives on East Asian Science, Technology, and Medicine brings together over fifty papers by leading contemporary historians from more than a dozen nations. It is the third in a series of books growing out of the tri-annual International Conference on the History of Science in East Asia, the largest and most prestigious gathering of scholars in the field. The current volume broadens the field's traditional focus on China to include path-breaking work on Vietnam, Korea, Japan, the Philippines, and even the transmission of Asian science and technology to Europe and the United States. Topics covered include: traditional Chinese, Vietnamese, and Filipino medicines; Chinese astronomy; Japanese earthquakes; science and technology policy; architecture; the digital revolution; and much else.