Discovering Life, Manufacturing Life How the experimental method shaped life sciences /

This book tells the story of how thinkers, over time, have dared to explore using experimental devices and how the experimental method established itself and took a predominant role in the life sciences. While life sciences continue to advance and knowledge becomes more widespread and accessible, ph...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Vignais, Pierre V. (Autor), Vignais, Paulette M. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edición:1st ed. 2010.
Temas:
Biochemistry.
Science > History.
Biology > Philosophy.
Biophysics.
Engineering.
Life sciences.
History of Science.
Philosophy of Biology.
Technology and Engineering.
Life Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Roots of Experimental Science from Ancient Greece to the Renaissance
  • The Birth of the Experimental Method in the 17th and 18th Centuries
  • The Impact of Determinism in the Life Sciences of the 19th and 20th Centuries
  • Challenges for Experimentation on Living Beings at the Dawn of the 21st Century
  • Epilogue.

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