What are living bodies made of? Protein modelers tell us that our cells are composed of
millions of proteins, intricately folded molecular structures on the scale of nanoparticles …

In Placing Outer Space Lisa Messeri traces how the place-making practices of planetary
scientists transform the void of space into a cosmos filled with worlds that can be known and …

Feynman diagrams have revolutionized nearly every aspect of theoretical physics since the
middle of the twentieth century. Introduced by the American physicist Richard Feynman …

In the years since the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit and Opportunity first began transmitting
images from the surface of Mars, we have become familiar with the harsh, rocky, rusty-red …

In the widely disseminated Harvard report General Education in a Free Society (1945), the
authors of the section on science teaching in the schools made passing reference to the …

An era of swee** cultural change in America, the postwar years saw the rise of beatniks
and hippies, the birth of feminism, and the release of the first video game. It was also the era …

Science in the Public Sphere presents a broad yet detailed picture of the history of science
popularization from the Renaissance to the twenty-first century. Global in focus, it provides …

The transformation of sound recording into a scientific technique in the study of birdsong, as
biologists turned wildlife sounds into scientific objects. Scientific observation and …

The collection of papers that comprise this edited monograph addresses issues confronting
universities' attempts to integrate practice-based learning in higher education curriculum. It …

This article surveys historical scholarship on science education over the last 15 years and
lays out a map of the different approaches to writing about this topic found in a variety of …