Global Transformations in the Life Sciences, 1945-1980

Combining perspectives from the history of science and world history, this volume examines the impact of major world-historical processes of the postwar period on the evolution of the life sciences. Contributors consider the long-term evolution of scientific practice, research, and innovation across a range of fields and subfields in the life sciences, and in the context of Cold War anxieties and ambitions. Together, they examine how the formation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822945274
• ISBN13: 9780822945277
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.1"