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Dorothy Stimson Bullitt
"Dorothy Stimson Bullitt is a fascinating protagonist in the Seattle chronicle. During a long life that both paralleled and influenced the growth of the city, this indomitable woman triumphed against all odds, creating one of the country's first privately owned broadcast empires and establishing herself as the region's most successful businesswoman."--Publisher's description.
The Bible, Protestantism, and the Rise of Natural Science
An examination of the role played by the Bible in the emergence of natural science.
The Scientific Intellectual
The birth of modern science was linked to the rise in Western Europe of a new sensibility, that of the scientific intellectual. Such a person was no more technician, looking at science as just a job to be done, but one for whom the scientific stand-point is a philosophy in the fullest sense. In The Scientific Intellectual, Lewis S. Feuer traces the evolution of this new human type, seeking to define what ethic inspired him and the underlying emotions that created him.Under the influence of Max Weber, the rise of the scientific spirit has been viewed by sociologists as an offspring of the Protestant revolution, with its asceticism and sense of guilt acting as causative agents in the rise of c...
The Gradual Acceptance Of The Copernican Theory Of The Universe
The Gradual Acceptance of the Copernican Theory of the Universe is a historical work by Dorothy Stimson. The book chronicles the development and acceptance of the heliocentric model of the solar system, which was proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus in the 16th century. Stimson traces the evolution of the Copernican theory from its origins in ancient Greek astronomy to its eventual acceptance by the scientific community in the 17th century. She examines the social, political, and religious factors that influenced the reception of the theory, as well as the scientific evidence and arguments that ultimately convinced astronomers of its validity. The book provides a detailed and fascinating account of a pivotal moment in the history of science, and it offers insights into the process of scientific discovery and the challenges faced by scientists in communicating new ideas to their peers and the wider world. Moreover, The Gradual Acceptance of the Copernican Theory of the Universe is a highly informative and engaging work that will appeal to anyone interested in the history of science and the development of scientific ideas.
Reconstructing History
First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
A Lab of My Own
What was it like to be a woman scientist battling the “old boy's” network during the 1960s and 1970s? Neena Schwartz, a prominent neuroendocrinologist at Northwestern University, tells all. She became a successful scientist and administrator at a time when few women entered science and fewer succeeded in establishing independent laboratories. She describes her personal career struggles, and those of others in academia, as well as the events which lead to the formation of the Association of Women in Science, and Women in Endocrinology, two national organizations, which have been successful in increasing the numbers of women scientists and their influence in their fields.The book intersper...
Copernicus and his Successors
The essays in Copernirus and his Successors deal both with the influences on Copernicus, including that of Greek and Arabic thinkers, and with his own life and attitudes. They also examine how he was seen by contemporaries and finally describe his relationship to other scientists, including Galileo, Brahe and Kepler.
The Sociology of Science
"The exploration of the social conditions that facilitate or retard the search for scientific knowledge has been the major theme of Robert K. Merton's work for forty years. This collection of papers [is] a fascinating overview of this sustained inquiry. . . . There are very few other books in sociology . . . with such meticulous scholarship, or so elegant a style. This collection of papers is, and is likely to remain for a long time, one of the most important books in sociology."—Joseph Ben-David, New York Times Book Review "The novelty of the approach, the erudition and elegance, and the unusual breadth of vision make this volume one of the most important contributions to sociology in gen...
The Stimson Legacy
In this beautifully produced and illustrated architectural history focusing on the commercial and residential buildings designed by and for a single American family over the course of a century, four generations of the Stimson family are traced from the forests of Michigan in the 1840s to Chicago in
