Description
Book SynopsisA Companion to the History of American Science offers a collection of essays that give an authoritative overview of the most recent scholarship on the history of American science. Covers topics including astronomy, agriculture, chemistry, eugenics, Big Science, military technology, and moreFeatures contributions by the most accomplished scholars in the field of science historyCovers pivotal events in U.S. history that shaped the development of science and science policy such as WWII, the Cold War, and the Women's Rights movement
Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors xi
Introduction 1
Georgina M. Montgomery and Mark A. Largent
Part I Disciplines 7
1 Agricultural Sciences 9
Samantha Noll
2 Anthropology 21
Adrian Young
3 Astronomy and Astrophysics 33
Peter J. Susalla
4 Chemistry 44
Ann E. Robinson
5 Computer Science 55
Stephanie Dick
6 Conservation Biology 69
Christian C. Young
7 Economics 82
Ross B. Emmett
8 Experimental Psychology 95
Jim Wynter Porter
9 Genetics 110
Melinda Gormley
10 Geophysics 120
Matthew Shindell
11 Marine Biology 134
Samantha Muka
12 Medical Genetics 147
Andrew J. Hogan
13 Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 160
James Bergman
14 Molecular and Cellular Biology 174
Lijing Jiang
15 Nuclear, High Energy, and Solid State Physics 186
Joseph D. Martin
16 Nutrition 199
Jessica Mudry
17 Paleoanthropology and Human Evolution 213
Matthew R. Goodrum
18 Paleontology 227
Paul D. Brinkman
19 Ecology 241
Gina Rumore
20 Sociobiology and Evolutionary Psychology 252
Abraham H. Gibson and Michael Ruse
21 Sociology 263
Sebasti ´an Gil-Ria˜no
22 Space and Planetary Sciences 276
Erik M. Conway
Part II Topics 289
23 Biotechnology 291
Nathan Crowe
24 Darwinism 306
Adam M. Goldstein
25 Science Education 320
Adam R. Shapiro
26 Environmental Science 333
Daniel Zizzamia
27 The American Eugenics Movement 345
Christine Neejer
28 Evolution and Creation Debates 361
Arthur Ward
29 Field and Laboratory 374
Jeremy Vetter
30 Gender and Science 385
Donald L. Opitz
31 The Germ Theory 397
Jacob Steere-Williams
32 Instrumentation 408
Sara J. Schechner
33 Science and Literature 420
Stephen Rachman
34 Museums 431
Amy Kohout
35 Natural History 444
Pamela M. Henson
36 Nature Study 456
Sally Gregory Kohlstedt
37 Science and Policy 468
Kevin C. Elliott
38 Popularizing Science 479
Constance Areson Clark
39 Science and Postcolonialism 491
Banu Subramaniam
40 Racial Science 502
Robert Bernasconi
41 Relativity in America 512
Daniel Kennefick
42 Science and Religion 528
Mark A. Waddell
43 Sex and Science 541
Miriam G. Reumann
44 Zoos and Aquariums 553
Christian C. Young
Bibliography 566
Index 666
