The Invisible Industrialist
The Invisible Industrialist

Author: J. Gaudillière

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1998-07-13

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 1349264431

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Industrial methods, and industrially produced instruments, reagents and living organisms are central to research activities today. They play a key role in the homogenization and the diffusion of laboratory practices, thus in their transformation into a stable and unproblematic knowledge about the natural world. This book displays the - frequently invisible - role of industry in the construction of fundamental scientific knowledge through the examination of case studies taken from the history of nineteenth and the twentieth century physics, chemistry and biomedical sciences.

Perspectives on Twentieth-century Pharmaceuticals
Perspectives on Twentieth-century Pharmaceuticals

Author: Viviane Quirke

Publisher: Peter Lang

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 9783039109203

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One of the most striking features of the twentieth century has been the rapid growth of the pharmaceutical industry and the large increases in the use and consumption of its products. This trend began in the first half of the century, but accelerated most sharply after the Second World War, when the creation of national systems of healthcare created mass markets for drugs. The industry then assumed a major economic, social and political significance, and became one of the most highly regulated sectors of the economy, attracting the attention of industry analysts as well as academics. This volume brings together a collection of papers exploring and reflecting upon some of the significant strands in the current studies of pharmaceuticals in the twentieth century. They touch upon many of the issues that are matters of concern and debate today, and their international and multidisciplinary approaches enrich our understanding of an object, of an industry, and of a process that are at the heart of our highly medicalized contemporary societies.

Science in the Twentieth Century
Science in the Twentieth Century

Author: John Krige

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-11-19

Total Pages: 986

ISBN-13: 1134406932

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With over forty chapters, written by leading scholars, this comprehensive volume represents the best work in America, Europe, and Asia. Geographical diversity of the authors is reflected in the different perspectives devoted to the subject, and all major disciplinary developments are covered. There are also sections concerning the countries that have made the most significant contributions, the relationship between science and industry, the importance of instrumentation, and the cultural influence of scientific modes of thought. Students and professionals will come to appreciate how, and why, science has developed - as with any other human activity, it is subject to the dynamics of society and politics.

Companion Encyclopedia of Science in the Twentieth Century
Companion Encyclopedia of Science in the Twentieth Century

Author: John Krige

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-11-05

Total Pages: 988

ISBN-13: 113648339X

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With over forty chapters, written by leading scholars, this comprehensive volume represents the best work in America, Europe and Asia. Geographical diversity of the authors is reflected in the different perspectives devoted to the subject, and all major disciplinary developments are covered. There are also sections concerning the countries that have made the most significant contributions, the relationship between science and industry, the importance of instrumentation, and the cultural influence of scientific modes of thought. Students and professionals will come to appreciate how, and why, science has developed - as with any other human activity, it is subject to the dynamics of society and politics.

Marketing Health
Marketing Health

Author: Virginia Berridge

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2007-07-19

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13: 0199260303

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Cancer Patients, Cancer Pathways
Cancer Patients, Cancer Pathways

Author: C. Timmermann

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2012-10-10

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 1137272082

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Eleven essays by historians and sociologists examine cancer research and treatment as everyday practice in post-war Europe and North America. These are not stories of inevitable medical progress and obstacles overcome, but of historical contingencies, cultural differences, hope, and often disappointed expectations.

War and Disease
War and Disease

Author: Leo Slater

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Published: 2009-01-09

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 081354646X

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Malaria is one of the leading killers in the world today. Though drugs against malaria have a long history, attempts to develop novel therapeutics spanned the twentieth century and continue today. In this historical study, Leo B. Slater shows the roots and branches of an enormous drug development project during World War II. Fighting around the globe, American soldiers were at high risk for contracting malaria, yet quinine–a natural cure–became harder to acquire. A U.S. government-funded antimalarial program, initiated by the National Research Council, brought together diverse laboratories and specialists to provide the best drugs to the nation's military. This wartime research would deliver chloroquinine–long the drug of choice for prevention and treatment of malaria–and a host of other chemotherapeutic insights. A massive undertaking, the antimalarial program was to biomedical research what the Manhattan Project was to the physical sciences. A volume in the Critical Issues in Health and Medicine series, edited by Rima D. Apple and Janet Golden.