Helge Kragh: The Names of Science
The Names of Science
Buch
- Terminology and Language in the History of the Natural Sciences
- Oxford University Press, 11/2024
- Einband: Gebunden
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9780198917458
- Bestellnummer: 11797823
- Umfang: 352 Seiten
- Gewicht: 744 g
- Maße: 240 x 160 mm
- Stärke: 25 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 15.11.2024
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
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Klappentext
The history of science is echoed in the development of its language and the names chosen for its technical terms. This book examines in detail how new words entered the scientific vocabulary and how some, but not all, have survived to the present.Biografie
After graduation from the University of Copenhagen in Physics and Chemistry, and a period as teacher in gymnasium schools, Helge Kragh became Associate Professor at Cornell University, Departments of History and Physics. Later, he took positions as Curator at the Steno Museum for Science and Medicine and Professor of the History of Science at the University of Oslo, Norway. Since 1997, he has been Professor of the History of Science and Technology, University of Aarhus, Denmark. He is a Member of the Royal Danish Academy of Science, the International Academy for the History of Science, and of the European Academy of Science. He was President of the European Society for the History of Science (2008-2010). Helge Kragh
The Names of Science
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