Books by peter galison

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  Einstein's Clocks, Poincare's Maps: Empires Of Time

  by Peter Galison  

  Price:   Rs.1204 Rs.969
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  "More than a history of science; it is a tour de force in the genre."—New York Times Book Review

  A dramatic new account of the parallel quests to harness time that culminated in the revolutionary science of relativity, Einstein's Clocks, Poinca  read more

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  Picturing Science, Producing Art

  by Caroline A. Jones   Peter Galison  

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  Between the disciplines of art history and the history of science lies a growing field of inquiry into what science and art share as both image-making and knowledge-producing activities. The contributors of Picturing Science, Producing Art occupy this in  read more
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  Scientific Authorship: Credit And Intellectual Property In Science

  by Mario Biagioli   Peter Galison  

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  Since the seventeenth century our ideas of scientific authorship have expanded and changed dramatically. In this ambitious volume of new work, Mario Biagioli and Peter Galison have brought together historians of science, literary historians, and historian  read more
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  The Disunity Of Science: Boundaries, Contexts, And Power (Writing Science)

  by David J. Stump   Peter Galison  

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  Language: English | Binding: Paperback

  "This is a very important work, with contributions by many of the most prominent scholars in science studies....It actually delivers on its promise to renew discussion and develop fresh ideas about the allegation that the sciences are no longer (or never   read more
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  Objectivity

  by Lorraine Daston   Peter Galison  

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  Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2008. Objectivity has a history, and it is full of surprises. In Objectivity, Lorraine Daston and Peter Galison chart the emergence of objectivity in the mid-nineteenth-century sciences—and show how the concept  read more
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  William Kentridge And Peter L. Galison

  by Peter Galison(Contribution By)   William Kentridge(Artist)  

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  In this notebook, artist William Kentridge and science historian and filmmaker Peter L. Galison preview their Documenta 13 collaboration on the subject of non-standardized temporality, realized in drawing, text, music and film.
  
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  Einstein For The 21st Century: His Legacy In Science, Art, And Modern Culture

  by Gerald Holton   Peter Galison   Silvan S. Schweber  

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  Language: English | Binding: Hardbound

  More than fifty years after his death, Albert Einstein's vital engagement with the world continues to inspire others, spurring conversations, projects, and research, in the sciences as well as the humanities. Einstein for the 21st Century shows us why   read more

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  The View from Above: The Science of Social Space

  by Jeanne Haffner   Peter Galison  

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  Language: English | Binding: Hardbound

  In mid-twentieth century France, the term "social space" ( l'espace social) -- the idea that spatial form andsociallife are inextricably linked -- emerged in a variety ofsocialscience disciplines. Taken up by the French New Left, it alsocameto i  read more

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  How Experiments End

  by Peter Galison  

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  "Galison provides excellent histories of three experimental episodes: the measurement of the gyromagnetic ratio of the electron, the discovery of the mu meson, or muon, and the discovery of weak neutral currents. These studies of actual experiments will  read more
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  The Architecture Of Science

  by Emily A. Thompson   Galison   Peter Galison  

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  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 th  read more
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  Einstein's Clocks And Poincare's Maps

  by Peter Galison  

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  Peter Galison has taught at Stanford University and is currently the Mallinckrodt Professor of History of Science and of Physics at Harvard University.
  
  

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  Making Special Relativity (Science And Society: The History Of Modern Physical Science In The Twentieth Century, Vol. 1)

  by David Kaiser   Michael Gordin   Peter Galison  

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  Modern science has changed every aspect of life in ways that cannot be compared to developments of previous eras. This four-volume set presents key developments within modern physical science and the effects of these discoveries on modern global life. The  read more
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  Science And Society: Making General Relativity: The History Of Modern Physical Science In The Twentieth Century, Vol. 2

  by David Kaiser(Editor)   Michael Gordin(Editor)   Peter Galison  

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  Modern science has changed every aspect of life in ways that cannot be compared to developments of previous eras. This four-volume set presents key developments within modern physical science and the effects of these discoveries on modern global life.   read more

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  Physical Sciences And The Language Of War, 1939-1989: History Of Modern Physical Science, Volume Three

  by David Kaiser   Michael Gordin   Peter Galison  

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  Modern science has changed every aspect of life in ways that cannot be compared to developments of previous eras. This four-volume set presents key developments within modern physical science and the effects of these discoveries on modern global life. The  read more
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  Quantum Mechanics : History Of Modern Physical Science, Volume Four

  by David Kaiser   Michael Gordin   Peter Galison  

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  Modern science has changed every aspect of life in ways that cannot be compared to developments of previous eras. This four-volume set presents key developments within modern physical science and the effects of these discoveries on modern global life. The  read more
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  Scientific Authorship: Credit And Intellectual Property In Science

  by Mario Biagioli   Peter Galison  

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  Tracks the changing nature and identity of the author in science, both historically and conceptually.  read more
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  The Disunity Of Science: Boundaries, Contexts, And Power (Writing Science)

  by David J. Stump   Peter Galison  

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  "This is a very important work, with contributions by many of the most prominent scholars in science studies....It actually delivers on its promise to renew discussion and develop fresh ideas about the allegation that the sciences are no longer (or never   read more
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  Atmospheric Flight In The Twentieth Century

  by Alex Roland   P. Galison   Peter Galison  

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  Book Summary of Atmospheric Flight In The Twentieth Century

  This book brings together scholars from the hist  read more
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  Science In Culture (10 Essays)

  by Everett Mendelsohn   Peter Galison   Stephen Graubard  

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  Twenty-five years ago, Gerald Holton's Thematic Origins of Scientific Thought introduced a wide audience to his ideas. Holton argued that from ancient times to the modern period, an astonishing feature of innovative scientific work was its ability to hold  read more
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  Objectivity

  by Lorraine Daston   Peter Galison  

  Price:   Rs.2352 Rs.1741
  Discount: Rs. 612 (26%)
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  Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2008. Objectivity has a history, and it is full of surprises. In Objectivity, Lorraine Daston and Peter Galison chart the emergence of objectivity in the mid-nineteenth-century sciences—and show how the concept  read more

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