Globalizing Polar Science [electronic resource] : Reconsidering the International Polar and Geophysical Years /
Launius, R.editor.
Fleming, J.editor.
DeVorkin, D.editor.
The International Polar Years and the International Geophysical Year represented a remarkable international collaborative scientific effort that has been largely neglected by historians. This groundbreaking collection seeks to redress that neglect and illuminate critical aspects of the last 150 years of international scientific endeavour.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Meanings, intepretations, and historiography -- pt. 2. National case studies -- pt. 3. Networked personalities programs -- pt. 4. National roles for international science : quests and questions in the international geophysical year -- pt. 5. Legacies of global science : space science, anthropology, and Earth science.
The International Polar Years and the International Geophysical Year represented a remarkable international collaborative scientific effort that has been largely neglected by historians. This groundbreaking collection seeks to redress that neglect and illuminate critical aspects of the last 150 years of international scientific endeavour.
World history.
Social history.
United States—History.
History, Modern.
Popular works.
History.
World History, Global and Transnational History.
Social History.
US History.
Modern History.
Popular Science, general.
History of Science.