Public Understanding of Science: A History of Communicating Scientific Ideas

By David M. Knight

Book Overview

Answering questions such as whether the interesting parts of science be conveyed in sermons, poems, pictures and journalism, Knight explores the history of science to show how the successes and failures of our ancestors can help us understand the position science comes to occupy now.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415591678
• ISBN13: 9780415591676
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"