Vivarium : Experimental, Quantitative, and Theoretical Biology at Vienna's Biologische Versuchsanstalt /

The scientific achievements and forgotten legacy of a major Austrian research institute, from its founding in 1902 to its wartime destruction in 1945.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Müller, Gerd (Gerd B.) (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Vivariums.
Biology, Experimental.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > General.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biology.
NATURE > Reference.
vivariums.
Biologie experimentale.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Series Foreword
  • Foreword
  • Note
  • Preface
  • I INTRODUCTION
  • 1 Biologische Versuchsanstalt: An Experiment in the Experimental Sciences
  • Scientific Inspirations
  • The Departments
  • Resurrection
  • Open Questions
  • Legacies
  • References
  • II VIENNESE CONTEXT
  • 2 The Founders of the Biologische Versuchsanstalt: A Familiesâ#x80;#x99; Topography
  • The Jewish Haute Bourgeoisie
  • The Origins
  • Position in Society
  • Literacy, Learning, and Education
  • The Przibram Family
  • The Porges von Portheim Family
  • The Figdor Family
  • SummaryNotes
  • References
  • 3 From the Aquarium to the Zoo to the Lab: Preludes to the Biologische Versuchsanstalt in the Viennese Wurstelprater
  • â#x80;#x9C;Prater No. 1â#x80;#x9D;: The Aquarium of the 1873 World Exposition
  • The Vivarium: Between Education and Spectacle
  • Zoology in Vienna before 1900
  • Experimental Biology and the Crisis of Darwinism
  • Aquariums and Amateur Science
  • Post Scriptum: From the Lab Back to the Aquarium
  • Note
  • References
  • 4 The Biologische Versuchsanstalt in Historical Context
  • Fin-de-siÃc̈le Vienna Science
  • Richard Wettstein, the IntermediatorDouble Affiliation: The BVA, the University, and the Imperial Academy
  • Steps toward Decline: The BVA between Imperial and Nazi Vienna
  • Summary
  • Notes
  • References
  • III SCIENTIFIC ZEITGEIST
  • 5 Experimental Biology and the Biomedical Ideal around the Year 1900
  • Developmental Mechanicsâ#x80;#x94;A New Discipline?
  • Claims and Counterclaims
  • Practical Medicine
  • Self-Images and Resources
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • 6 The Emergence of Theoretical and General Biology: The Broader Scientific Context for the Biologische VersuchsanstaltBiology as a Fundamental Independent Branch of Science and the Formulation of General Biology
  • General Biology as the Subject of Textbooks
  • General Biology Textbooks
  • General Biology and the Establishment of Innovative New Research Institutes
  • General Biology and the Popularization of Science
  • General and Theoretical Biology as Part of Contemporary Culture
  • Outlook
  • Notes
  • References
  • 7 The Biologische Versuchsanstalt as a Techno-natural Assemblage: Artificial Environments, Animal Husbandry, and the Challenges of Experimental BiologyThe History of Experimental Research in Nineteenth-Century Zoology and the Question of Spaces and Places
  • The Aquarium and the Role of Techno-natural Assemblages in Nineteenth-Century Zoology
  • The BVA as a Techno-natural Assemblage
  • The Central Supply Systems
  • Facilities for Animal Husbandry
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • IV RESEARCH AGENDA
  • ""8 The Substance of Form: Hans Przibramâ#x80;#x99;s Quest for Biological Experiment, Quantification, and Theory""

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