Science for the nation
Subtitle: perspectives on the history of the Science Museum
By: edited by Peter J.T. Morris
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Science Museum
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Basingstoke [England]; New York; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9780230230095
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Infected by the bacillus of science : the explosion of South Kensington / Robert Bud; title: The first years : the Science Museum at war and peace / Tom Scheinfeldt; title: The Science Museum and the Second World War / Thad Parsons III; title: Ambition and anxiety : the Science Museum, 1950-1983 / Scott Anthony; title: Parallax error? : a participant's account of the Science Museum, c.1980-c.2000 / Timothy Boon; title: Waves of change : how the Science Museum's library rose, fell and rose again / Nicholas Wyatt; title: 'A worthy and suitable house' : the Science Museum buildings and the temporality of space / David Rooney; title: Exhibiting science : changing conceptions of Science Museum display / Andrew Nahum; title: Beyond the Children's Gallery : the influence of children on the development of the Science Museum / Anna Bunney; title: 'An effective organ of public enlightenment' : the role of temporary exhibitions in the Science Museum / Peter J.T. Morris; title: Collecting for the Science Museum : constructing the collections, the culture and the institution / Robert Bud; title: Behind the scenes : housing the collections / John Liffen; title: The international context and the context of internationalism / Tom Scheinfeldt; title: Afterword : a speech made at the dinner to celebrate the centenary of the Science Museum on 11 June 2009 by Professor Chris Rapley CBE, director of the Science Museum; title: Appendix 1. Temporary (special) exhibitions, 1912-1983 / Peter J.T. Morris and Eduard von Fischer; title: Appendix 2. Table of senior staff at the Science Museum, 1893-2000; title: Appendix 3. Visitor figures for the Science Museum, 1909-2008.