The architecture of science / edited by Peter Galison and Emily Thompson.
The architecture of science / edited by Peter Galison and Emily Thompson.
The architecture of science / edited by Peter Galison and Emily Thompson.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1999.
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NQ720/41
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Language
English
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Physical content
xviii, 573 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Contents
1. Buildings and the Subject of Science / Peter Galison -- 2. Masculine Prerogatives: Gender, Space, and Knowledge in the Early Modern Museum / Paula Findlen -- 3. Alchemical Symbolism and Concealment: The Chemical House of Libavius / William R. Newman -- 4. Openness and Empiricism: Values and Meani...
10. Diagramming the New World, or Hannes Meyer's "Scientization" of Architecture / K. Michael Hays -- 11. Listening to/for Modernity: Architectural Acoustics and the Development of Modern Spaces in America / Emily Thompson -- 12. Of Beds and Benches: Building the Modern American Hospital / Allan M....
21. Architecture at Fermilab / Robert R. Wilson -- 22. The Architecture of Science: From D'Arcy Thompson to the SSC / Moshe Safdie -- 23. Factory, Laboratory, Studio: Dispersing Sites of Production / Peter Galison and Caroline A. Jones.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1999.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
c1999.
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Summary
"How do the spaces in which science is done shape the identity of the scientist and the self-conception of scientific fields? How do the sciences structure the identity of the architect and the practice of architecture in a specific period? And how does the design of spaces such as laboratories, hospitals, and museums affect how the public perceive...
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The architecture of science / edited by Peter Galison and Emily Thompson.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c1999.
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NQ720/41
Record Identifier
74VvWOeMx2N3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvWOeMx2N3
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ISBN
0262071908 (hc : alk. paper)
9780262071901 (hc : alk. paper)
DDC
720
MMS ID
991011929529702626
