Biographies of Scientific Objects by Lorraine Daston

Biographies of Scientific Objects

Lorraine Daston

319 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction history science challenging informative slow-paced
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Why does an object or phenomenon become the subject of scientific inquiry? Why do some of these objects remain provocative, while others fade from center stage? And why do objects sometimes return as the focus of research long after they were once...

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