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Science and spectacle : the work of Jodrell Bank in post-war British culture / Jon Agar.
Record no.:
5605
Author:
Agar, Jon.;
Publisher:
Amsterdam :: Harwood Academic,
Year:
1998.
Series:
Studies in the history of science, technology, and medicine,, 1024-8048 ;; v. 5;
Description:
xx, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories, Jodrell Bank History.;
Radio astronomy - Great Britain - History - 20th century.;
Science - Social aspects - Great Britain - History - 20th century.;
Popular culture - Great Britain - History - 20th century.;
Notes:
Gift ; Nagle Library MacLeod Collection copy donated by Emeritus Professor Roy MacLeod.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-254) and index.
Current Copyright Fee: GBP20.00
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Type:
Monograph
ISBN:
9057022583 9789057022586;
Abstract:
Ch. 1. Science in Post-war Britain -- Ch. 2. Funding the Spectacle of Science -- Ch. 3. 'A Great Public Spectacle': Prestige, Position and Power at Jodrell Bank -- Ch. 4. Clearing the Air (Waves): Interference and Frequency Allocation for Radio Astronomy
-- Ch. 5. Clearing the Ground: Bodily Control, the Radio Telescope and the Environment -- Ch. 6. Conclusion: A Spectacle of Science.
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