Science and the social good
Subtitle: nature, culture, and community, 1865-1965
By: John P. Herron.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780195383546
Subjects: Natural history -- United States -- History; Biology -- Social aspects -- United States; Human ecology -- United States; Science -- Social aspects -- United States
Description: Here, Herron explores the evolving internal and external forces influencing the design and purpose of American natural science by focusing on three representative scientists-geologist who purposefully considered the social outcomes of their work.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.