Naturvetenskapens historia

The fundamental idea of this book is to show – based on the example of Oswald Menghin, Minister of Education of the National Socialist Austrian “Anschluss”-government, and the …

Terminologies present various challenges to their inventors and to their users, ranging from epistemic adequacy over linguistic concerns to matters of strategy and group …

Renowned as great centres of learning, the cities of Baghdad and Isfahan were at the heart of the Islamic civilization as rich capital cities and centres of intellectual thought. …

Discover the Surprising History of Ordinary Things"Emily magically weaves a vibrant history of simple everyday objects we often take for granted. The Story Behind will surprise and …

All our inner organs and tissues require a constant environment to work effectively. Warm-blooded animals keep a core body temperature around 98?F as the cells function at an …

Embark on a one-of-a-kind journey through India's science laboratories in pursuit of the true story behind the gender gap.

Zwischen 1961 und 1989 wurden tausende Frauen und Mädchen ab dem 12. Lebensjahr wegen angeblicher Geschlechtskrankheiten wochenlang in Kliniken der DDR eingesperrt. In diesen …

Television: A Critical Review (1963) is written by Sir Gerald Beadle, once Director of the BBC, and possessing of a long and wide experience of broadcasting as it expanded and …

Science and Sound in Nineteenth-Century Britain is a four-volume set of primary sources which seeks to define our historical understanding of the relationship between British …

"e;Science"e; and "e;Religion"e; have been two major elements in the building of modern nation-states. While contemporary historiography of science has studied the …