What have we learned about science and technology from the Russian experience? / Loren R. Graham.
What have we learned about science and technology from the Russian experience? / Loren R. Graham.
What have we learned about science and technology from the Russian experience? / Loren R. Graham.
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Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c1998.
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N306.450974/1
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English
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xiii, 177 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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1. Is Science a Social Construction? -- 2. Are Science and Technology Westernizing Influences? -- 3. How Robust Is Science Under Stress? -- 4. How Willing Are Scientists to Reform Their Own Institutions? -- 5. Who Should Control Technology? -- Other Books by the Author on Russian and Soviet Science.
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Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c1998.
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California
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c1998.
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The author believes that the Russian example reveals in detail both the strengths and the weaknesses of social constructivism. Though many areas of Russian science show the unmistakable influence of social factors, the deviation of the Soviet Union from standard genetics for many years, followed by its eventual restoration, indicates the weakness o...
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What have we learned about science and technology from the Russian experience? / Loren R. Graham.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-165) and index.
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c1998.
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N306.450974/1
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74Vvdvaxz5PX
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0804732760 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780804729857 (cloth : alk. paper)
0804729859 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780804732765 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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306.450974
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991005838129702626
