Science Images And Popular Images Of The Sciences

Author : Peter Weingart,Bernd Huppauf
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134175802

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Science Images and Popular Images of the Sciences by Peter Weingart,Bernd Huppauf Pdf

What is a popular image of science and where does it come from? Little is known about the formation of science images and their transformation into popular images of science. In this anthology, contributions from two areas of expertise: image theory and history and the sociology of the sciences, explore techniques of constructing science images and transforming them into highly ambivalent images that represent the sciences. The essays, most of them with illustrations, present evidence that popular images of the sciences are based upon abstract theories rather than facts, and, equally, images of scientists are stimulated by imagination rather than historical knowledge.

Author : Driver, Rosalind,Leach , John,Millar , Robin
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780335193813

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Young People'S Images Of Science by Driver, Rosalind,Leach , John,Millar , Robin Pdf

* What ideas about science do school students form as a result of their experiences in and out of school? * How might science teaching in schools develop a more scientifically-literate society? * How do school students understand disputes about scientific issues including those which have social significance, such as the irradiation of food? There have been calls in the UK and elsewhere for a greater public understanding of science underpinned by, amongst other things, school science education. However, the relationship between school science, scientific literacy and the public understanding of science remains controversial. In this book, the authors argue that an understanding of science goes beyond learning the facts, laws and theories of science and that it involves understanding the nature of scientific knowledge itself and the relationships between science and society. Results of a major study into the understanding of these issues by school students aged 9 to 16 are described. These results suggest that the success of the school science curriculum in promoting this kind of understanding is at best limited. The book concludes by discussing ways in which the school science curriculum could be adapted to better equip students as future citizens in our modern scientific and technological society. It will be particularly relevant to science teachers, advisers and inspectors, teacher educators and curriculum planners.

Author : Alan J. Rocke
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226723358

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Image and Reality by Alan J. Rocke Pdf

Nineteenth-century chemists were faced with a particular problem: how to depict the atoms and molecules that are beyond the direct reach of our bodily senses. In visualizing this microworld, these scientists were the first to move beyond high-level philosophical speculations regarding the unseen. In Image and Reality, Alan Rocke focuses on the community of organic chemists in Germany to provide the basis for a fuller understanding of the nature of scientific creativity. Arguing that visual mental images regularly assisted many of these scientists in thinking through old problems and new possibilities, Rocke uses a variety of sources, including private correspondence, diagrams and illustrations, scientific papers, and public statements, to investigate their ability to not only imagine the invisibly tiny atoms and molecules upon which they operated daily, but to build detailed and empirically based pictures of how all of the atoms in complicated molecules were interconnected. These portrayals of “chemical structures,” both as mental images and as paper tools, gradually became an accepted part of science during these years and are now regarded as one of the central defining features of chemistry. In telling this fascinating story in a manner accessible to the lay reader, Rocke also suggests that imagistic thinking is often at the heart of creative thinking in all fields. Image and Reality is the first book in the Synthesis series, a series in the history of chemistry, broadly construed, edited by Angela N. H. Creager, John E. Lesch, Stuart W. Leslie, Lawrence M. Principe, Alan Rocke, E.C. Spary, and Audra J. Wolfe, in partnership with the Chemical Heritage Foundation.

Author : Felice Frankel,G. M. Whitesides
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Art
ISBN : 0674026888

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On the Surface of Things by Felice Frankel,G. M. Whitesides Pdf

Using innovative photographic technology, Felice Frankel finds startling abstract beauty on the surfaces of objects all around us. Chemist George M. Whitesides explains each photograph, describing why and how each of these phenomena occur.

Author : W. J. T. Mitchell
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-30
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780226565842

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Image Science by W. J. T. Mitchell Pdf

Almost thirty years ago, W.J.T. Mitchell's 'Iconology' helped launch the interdisciplinary study of visual media, now a central feature of the humanities. Mitchell's now-classic work introduced such ideas as the pictorial turn, the image/picture distinction, the metapicture, and the biopicture. These key concepts imply an approach to images as true objects of investigation-an 'image science.' Continuing with this influential line of thought, 'Image Science' gathers Mitchell's most recent essays on media aesthetics, visual culture, and artistic symbolism. The chapters delve into such topics as the physics and biology of images, digital photography and realism, architecture and new media, and the occupation of space in contemporary popular uprisings.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0971345996

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Images from Science by Anonim Pdf

The catalog of a photography exhibition held at Rochester Institute of Technology in the fall of 2002, featuring photographs and explanatory captions from photographers in all scientific disciplines.

Author : Antonio Tintori,Rossella Palomba
Publisher : Ubiquity Press
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781911529057

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Turn on the light on science by Antonio Tintori,Rossella Palomba Pdf

Scientists deserve public recognition. The ways that they are depicted, however, are severely limited in physical and personal traits, helping to establish and enhance stereotypes under the general title of ‘scientist’. These stereotypes range from the arrogant researcher who wants to rule the world, to the lab coat wearing ‘nerdy’ genius, but all generally fall to an extreme view of an existing perception of what a scientist should look and be like. For example, the popular image of ‘a scientist’ overlooks the presence of women almost entirely unless attributed to specific subjects and/or with narrow character depictions. The implications can be far-reaching. Young people, being heavily swayed by what they see and hear in the media, may avoid scientific careers because of these limited or unflattering portrayals of the scientific community, regardless of whether they reflect real life. Based on findings from the Light’13 project, this book examines such stereotypes and questions whether it is possible to adjust people’s perception of scientists and to increase interest in science and scientific careers through a series of specific actions and events.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789814472562

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The Public Image of Chemistry by Anonim Pdf

Author : Peter Galison
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 1002 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1997-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0226279170

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Image and Logic by Peter Galison Pdf

Engages with the impact of modern technology on experimental physicists. This study reveals how the increasing scale and complexity of apparatus has distanced physicists from the very science which drew them into experimenting, and has fragmented microphysics into different technical traditions.

Author : Harry Robin
Publisher : W.H. Freeman
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Art and science
ISBN : 0716725045

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The Scientific Image by Harry Robin Pdf

A quite brilliant and beautiful examination of the efforts of scholars and science aficionados alike to conceive, document, describe, classify, order, and analyze natural phenomena with the aid of illustrations as varied as their interests and methods. Robin has assembled dozens of intriguing images, including an ancient Chinese pulse chart; stroboscopic photographs, PET scans, and computer graphics; astronomical drawings from the tomb of an Egyptian pharoah; and diagrams of 16th-century methods for treating crossed eyes and an injured spine. Each illustration is accompanied by lucid commentary in which Robin explains the image and its context. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Frank Miedema
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789402421156

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Open Science: the Very Idea by Frank Miedema Pdf

This open access book provides a broad context for the understanding of current problems of science and of the different movements aiming to improve the societal impact of science and research. The author offers insights with regard to ideas, old and new, about science, and their historical origins in philosophy and sociology of science, which is of interest to a broad readership. The book shows that scientifically grounded knowledge is required and helpful in understanding intellectual and political positions in various discussions on the grand challenges of our time and how science makes impact on society. The book reveals why interventions that look good or even obvious, are often met with resistance and are hard to realize in practice. Based on a thorough analysis, as well as personal experiences in aids research, university administration and as a science observer, the author provides - while being totally open regarding science's limitations- a realistic narrative about how research is conducted, and how reliable ‘objective’ knowledge is produced. His idea of science, which draws heavily on American pragmatism, fits in with the global Open Science movement. It is argued that Open Science is a truly and historically unique movement in that it translates the analysis of the problems of science into major institutional actions of system change in order to improve academic culture and the impact of science, engaging all actors in the field of science and academia.

Author : Horst Bredekamp,Vera Dünkel,Birgit Schneider
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226258980

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The Technical Image by Horst Bredekamp,Vera Dünkel,Birgit Schneider Pdf

In science and technology, the images used to depict ideas, data, and reactions can be as striking and explosive as the concepts and processes they embody—both works of art and generative forces in their own right. Drawing on a close dialogue between the histories of art, science, and technology, The Technical Image explores these images not as mere illustrations or examples, but as productive agents and distinctive, multilayered elements of the process of generating knowledge. Using beautifully reproduced visuals, this book not only reveals how scientific images play a constructive role in shaping the findings and insights they illustrate, but also—however mechanical or detached from individual researchers’ choices their appearances may be—how they come to embody the styles of a period, a mindset, a research collective, or a device. Opening with a set of key questions about artistic representation in science, technology, and medicine, The Technical Image then investigates historical case studies focusing on specific images, such as James Watson’s models of genes, drawings of Darwin’s finches, and images of early modern musical automata. These case studies in turn are used to illustrate broad themes ranging from “Digital Images” to “Objectivity and Evidence” and to define and elaborate upon fundamental terms in the field. Taken as a whole, this collection will provide analytical tools for the interpretation and application of scientific and technological imagery.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004263857

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Observing the World through Images by Anonim Pdf

The well-illustrated articles in Observing the World through Images offer insights into the uses of images in astronomy, mathematics, instrument-making, medicine and alchemy, highlighting shared forms as well as those peculiar to individual disciplines. Themes addressed include: the processes of image production and communication; the transformation of images through copying and adaptation for new purposes; genres and traditions of imagery in particular scientific disciplines; the mnemonic and pedagogical value of diagrams; the relationship between text and image; and the roles of diagrams as tools to think with. Contributors include: Isabelle Pantin, Jennifer Rampling, Samuel Gessner, Renee Raphael, Karin Ekholm, Hester Higton, and Katie Taylor.

Author : Graham Saxby
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781439812860

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The Science of Imaging, Second Edition by Graham Saxby Pdf

Edited and expanded to keep pace with the digital revolution, the new edition of this highly popular and critically acclaimed work provides a comprehensive exploration of imaging science. Brilliantly written and extensively illustrated, The Science of Imaging: An Introduction, Second Edition covers the fundamental laws of physics as well as the cutting-edge techniques defining current and future directions in the field. Improvements to this Edition Include: A new chapter on astronomical imaging A larger format with a wealth of illustrations Major revisions in the areas of digital imaging and modern technology Updated references with links to a wealth of online resources—including teaching material and expanded information This accessible introduction to the subject takes students on a grand tour of imaging. Starting with the fundamentals of light and basic cameras, the author journeys through television and holography to advanced scientific and medical imaging. He highlights essential formulas, while keeping the complex mathematics to a minimum. Copiously illustrated with a wealth of examples and a 16-page color insert, the text covers optics, imaging systems, materials, and image interpretation and creation in a manner that makes it easy to understand. Praise for the critically acclaimed First Edition: It's the best book I have read on the subject at this level. —Ron Graham, RPS Journal ... every student should read it, every photographer should own it, and every lecturer and journalist should know its contents inside out. —Jon Tarrant, British Journal of Photography

Author : S. J. Doorman
Publisher : Gower Publishing Company, Limited
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015017685523

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Images of Science by S. J. Doorman Pdf