Scientific Governance in Britain, 1914-79

Scientific Governance in Britain, 1914-79

Scientific Governance in Britain, 1914-79.cDon Leggett

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Author: Don Leggett
Number of Pages: 344 pages
Published Date: 01 Aug 2016
Publisher: MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS
Publication Country: Manchester, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN: 9780719090981
Download Link: Scientific Governance in Britain, 1914-79
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Scientific governance in Britain, 1914-79 examines the connected histories of how science was governed, and used in governance, in twentieth-century Britain. During the middle portion of that century, British science grew dramatically in scale, reach and value. These changes were due in no small part to the two world wars and their associated effects, notably post-war reconstruction and the on-going Cold War. As the century went on, there were more scientists - requiring more money to fund their research - occupying ever more niches in industry, academia, military and civil institutions. Combining the latest research on twentieth-century British science with insightful discussion of what it meant to govern - and govern with - science, this volume provides both an invaluable introduction to science in twentieth-century Britain for students and a fresh thematic focus on science and government for researchers interested in the histories of science and governance. This volume features a foreword from Sir John Beddington, UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser 2008-13.

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