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Private Science

Author : Arnold Thackray
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1998-01-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 0812234286

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Private Science is a contribution to that debate, focusing particularly on the relationships among corporations, universities, and national governments involved in biotechnological research.

The Private Science of Louis Pasteur

Author : Gerald L. Geison
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781400864089

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In The Private Science of Louis Pasteur, Gerald Geison has written a controversial biography that finally penetrates the secrecy that has surrounded much of this legendary scientist's laboratory work. Geison uses Pasteur's laboratory notebooks, made available only recently, and his published papers to present a rich and full account of some of the most famous episodes in the history of science and their darker sides--for example, Pasteur's rush to develop the rabies vaccine and the human risks his haste entailed. The discrepancies between the public record and the "private science" of Louis Pasteur tell us as much about the man as they do about the highly competitive and political world he learned to master. Although experimental ingenuity served Pasteur well, he also owed much of his success to the polemical virtuosity and political savvy that won him unprecedented financial support from the French state during the late nineteenth century. But a close look at his greatest achievements raises ethical issues. In the case of Pasteur's widely publicized anthrax vaccine, Geison reveals its initial defects and how Pasteur, in order to avoid embarrassment, secretly incorporated a rival colleague's findings to make his version of the vaccine work. Pasteur's premature decision to apply his rabies treatment to his first animal-bite victims raises even deeper questions and must be understood not only in terms of the ethics of human experimentation and scientific method, but also in light of Pasteur's shift from a biological theory of immunity to a chemical theory--similar to ones he had often disparaged when advanced by his competitors. Through his vivid reconstruction of the professional rivalries as well as the national adulation that surrounded Pasteur, Geison places him in his wider cultural context. In giving Pasteur the close scrutiny his fame and achievements deserve, Geison's book offers compelling reading for anyone interested in the social and ethical dimensions of science. Originally published in 1995. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Science in the Private Interest

Author : Sheldon Krimsky
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0742543714

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How can an academic scientist honour knowledge for its own sake, while also using knowledge as a means to generate wealth? This text investigates the trends & effects of modern, commercialised academic science.

Public Science, Private Interests

Author : Janet Atkinson-Grosjean
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780802080059

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Janet Atkinson-Grosjean's Public Science, Private Interests is the first book-length study of NCEs, and offers an assessment of the long-term impact of the erasure between public institutions and private enterprise.

Public & Private Science

Author : Alan Q. Morton,Jane A. Wess
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105004412677

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A description of the remarkable King George III Collection in the Science Museum, London, a unique collection of 18th-century scientific apparatus containing some 1,000 (often quite beautiful) items used for the demonstrations that were a standard feature of courses on natural philosophy by 1750. Two main groups within the collection reflect private science, represented by the fine instruments George III commissioned for his own collection, and public science, the similar but more utilitarian demonstration equipment assembled by an itinerant lecturer, Stephen Demainbray. Following introductory chapters that explore the spread of scientific knowledge in the 18th century, the main part of this lovely volume is a detailed catalogue of the entire collection, with newly commissioned photographs (many in color) of almost every item. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Vienna in the Age of Uncertainty

Author : Deborah R. Coen
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226111780

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Vienna in the Age of Uncertainty traces the vital and varied roles of science through the story of three generations of the eminent Exner family, whose members included Nobel Prize–winning biologist Karl Frisch, the teachers of Freud and of physicist Erwin Schrödinger, artists of the Vienna Secession, and a leader of Vienna’s women’s movement. Training her critical eye on the Exners through the rise and fall of Austrian liberalism and into the rise of the Third Reich, Deborah R. Coen demonstrates the interdependence of the family’s scientific and domestic lives, exploring the ways in which public notions of rationality, objectivity, and autonomy were formed in the private sphere. Vienna in the Age of Uncertainty presents the story of the Exners as a microcosm of the larger achievements and tragedies of Austrian political and scientific life in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

The Science of Success

Author : Charles G. Koch
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2007-03-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780470148549

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Praise for THE SCIENCE OF SUCCESS "Evaluating the success of an individual or company is a lot like judging a trapper by his pelts. Charles Koch has a lot of pelts. He has built Koch Industries into the world's largest privately held company, and this book is an insider's guide to how he did it. Koch has studied how markets work for decades, and his commitment to pass that knowledge on will inspire entrepreneurs for generations to come." —T. Boone Pickens "A must-read for entrepreneurs and corporate executives that is also applicable to the wider world. MBM is an invaluable tool for engendering excellence for all groups, from families to nonprofit entities. Government leaders could avoid policy failures by heeding the science of human behavior." —Richard L. Sharp, Chairman, CarMax "My father, Sam Walton, stressed the importance of fundamental principles—such as humility, integrity, respect, and creating value—that are the foundation for success. No one makes a better case for these principles than Charles Koch." —Rob Walton, Chairman, Wal-Mart "What accounts for Koch Industries' spectacular success? Charles Koch calls it Market-Based Management: a vision that nurtures personal qualities of humility and integrity that build trust and the confidence to enhance future success through learning from failure, and a culture of thinking in terms of opportunity cost and comparative advantage for all employees." —Vernon Smith, 2002 Nobel laureate in economics "In a very thoughtful, creative, and understandable way, Charles Koch explains how he has used the science of human behavior to create a culture that has produced one of the world's largest and most successful private companies. A must-read for anyone interested in creating value." —William B. Harrison Jr., Former Chairman and CEO, JPMorgan Chase & Co. "The same exacting thought, rooted in the realities of human nature, that the framers of the U.S. Constitution put into building a nation of entrepreneurs, Charles Koch has framed to build an enduring company of entrepreneurs—a company larger than Microsoft, Dell, HP, and other giants. Every entrepreneur should study this book." —Verne Harnish, founder, Young Entrepreneurs' Organization, author of Mastering the Rockefeller Habits, CEO, Gazelles Inc.

Private Practices

Author : Naoko Wake
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780813549583

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Private Practices examines the relationship between science, sexuality, gender, race, and culture in the making of modern America between 1920 and 1950, when contradictions among liberal intellectuals affected the rise of U.S. conservatism. Naoko Wake focuses on neo-Freudian, gay psychiatrist Harry Stack Sullivan, founder of the interpersonal theory of mental illness. She explores medical and social scientists' conflicted approach to homosexuality, particularly the views of scientists who themselves lived closeted lives. Wake discovers that there was a gap--often dramatic, frequently subtle--between these scientists' "public" understanding of homosexuality (as a "disease") and their personal, private perception (which questioned such a stigmatizing view). This breach revealed a modern culture in which self-awareness and open-mindedness became traits of "mature" gender and sexual identities. Scientists considered individuals of society lacking these traits to be "immature," creating an unequal relationship between practitioners and their subjects. In assessing how these dynamics--the disparity between public and private views of homosexuality and the uneven relationship between scientists and their subjects--worked to shape each other, Private Practices highlights the limits of the scientific approach to subjectivity and illuminates its strange career--sexual subjectivity in particular--in modern U.S. culture.

Battery Technology for Electric Vehicles

Author : Albert N. Link,Alan C. O'Connor,Troy J. Scott
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781317608684

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Battery Technology for Electric Vehicles by Albert N. Link,Alan C. O'Connor,Troy J. Scott Pdf

Electric drive vehicles (EDVs) are seen on American roads in increasing numbers. Related to this market trend and critical for it to increase are improvements in battery technology. Battery Technology for Electric Vehicles examines in detail at the research support from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the development of nickel-metal-hydride (NiMH) and lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries used in EDVs. With public support comes accountability of the social outcomes associated with public investments. The book overviews DOE investments in advanced battery technology, documents the adoption of these batteries in EDVs on the road, and calculates the economic benefits associated with these improved technologies. It provides a detailed global evaluation of the net social benefits associated with DOEs investments, the results of the benefit-to-cost ratio of over 3.6-to-1, and the life-cycle approach that allows adopted EDVs to remain on the road over their expected future life, thus generating economic and environmental health benefits into the future.

American Journal of Science and Arts

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Science
ISBN : UVA:X001679529

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A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art

Author : William Thomas Brande,George William Cox
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 968 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Art
ISBN : OXFORD:590302009

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For the Love of ACT Science

Author : Michael Cerro
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-15
Category : ACT Assessment
ISBN : 0996832203

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To really nail the Science section of the ACT standardized exam, you have to understand basic principles of science - experimentation, data collection, numerical and graphic data analysis, and how to develop conceptual conclusions. Who better to write the test prep book than an engineer who loves science? Michael Cerro uses his background as a chemical engineer, chess player, and highly-impactful ACT tutor with years of test prep experience to write a book that offers a new approach to ACT Test Prep rooted in: LOGIC. He brings together copious opportunities to practice with sample problems at each strategic lesson, using customized questions that feel just like the real test. Michael has an ability to create essential teaching moments on each page, as you walk through the book; and you may even have fun doing it!Above all, his love of the exam and of science ensure that anyone who uses this book - from teachers to tutors to students - will master the ACT Science section as well as gain a valuable understanding about the world of science that will be beneficial throughout life.

Mind in Nature

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Mind and body
ISBN : UIUC:30112113066192

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Marie Curie and Her Daughters

Author : Shelley Emling
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan Trade
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 1137278366

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Published to widespread acclaim, in Marie Curie and Her Daughters, science writer Shelley Emling shows that far from a shy introvert toiling away in her laboratory, the famed scientist and two-time Nobel prize winner was nothing short of an iconoclast. Emling draws on personal letters released by Curie's only granddaughter to show how Marie influenced her daughters yet let them blaze their own paths: Irene followed her mother's footsteps into science and was instrumental in the discovery of nuclear fission; Eve traveled the world as a foreign correspondent and then moved on to humanitarian missions. Emling also shows how Curie, following World War I, turned to America for help. Few people know about Curie's close friendship with American journalist Missy Meloney, who arranged speaking tours across the country for Marie, Eve, and Irene. Months on the road, charming audiences both large and small, endeared the Curies to American women and established a lifelong relationship with the United States that formed one of the strongest connections of Marie's life. Factually rich, personal, and original, this is an engrossing story about the most famous woman in science that rips the cover off the myth and reveals the real person, friend, and mother behind it.

The Role of Scientific and Technical Data and Information in the Public Domain

Author : National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on International Scientific Organizations,Office of International Scientific and Technical Information Programs,Steering Committee on the Role of Scientific and Technical Data and Information in the Public Domain
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2003-08-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309167086

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The Role of Scientific and Technical Data and Information in the Public Domain by National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on International Scientific Organizations,Office of International Scientific and Technical Information Programs,Steering Committee on the Role of Scientific and Technical Data and Information in the Public Domain Pdf

This symposium brought together leading experts and managers from the public and private sectors who are involved in the creation, dissemination, and use of scientific and technical data and information (STI) to: (1) describe and discuss the role and the benefits and costsâ€"both economic and otherâ€"of the public domain in STI in the research and education context, (2) to identify and analyze the legal, economic, and technological pressures on the public domain in STI in research and education, (3) describe and discuss existing and proposed approaches to preserving the public domain in STI in the United States, and (4) identify issues that may require further analysis.