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The History and Poetics of Scientific Biography

By: Thomas Söderqvist

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The History and Poetics of Scientific Biography

By: Thomas Söderqvist

Biographies of scientists carry an increasingly prominent role in today's publishing climate. Traditional historical and sociological accounts of science are complemented by narratives that emphasize the importance of the scientific subject in the production of science. Not least is the realization that the role of science in culture is much more accessible when presented through the lives of its practitioners. Taken as a genre, such biographies play an important role in the public understanding of science. In recent years there has been an increasing number of monographs and collections about biography in general and literary biography in particular. However, biographies of scientists, engineers and medical doctors have rarely been the topic of scholarly inquiry. As such this volume of essays will be welcomed by those interested in the genre of science biography, and who wish to re-examine its history, foundational problems and theoretical implications. Borrowing approaches and methods from cultural studies and the history, philosophy and sociology of science, the contributions cover a broad range of subjects, periods and locations. By presenting such a rich diversity of essays, the volume is able to chart the reoccurring conceptual problems and devices that have influenced scientific biographies from classical antiquity to the present day. In so doing it provides a compelling overview of the history of the genre, suggesting that the different valuations given scientific biography over time have been largely fuelled by vested professional interests.

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1317028899

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The Historiography of Contemporary Science, Technology, and Medicine

Writing Recent Science

By: Ronald E. Doel,Thomas Söderqvist

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The Historiography of Contemporary Science, Technology, and Medicine

Writing Recent Science

By: Ronald E. Doel,Thomas Söderqvist

As historians of science increasingly turn to work on recent (post 1945) science, the historiographical and methodological problems associated with the history of contemporary science are debated with growing frequency and urgency. Bringing together authorities on the history, historiography and methodology of recent and contemporary science, this book reviews the problems facing historians of technology, contemporary science and medicine, and explores new ways forward. With contributions from key researchers in the field, the text covers topics that will be of ever increasing interest to historians of post-war science, including the difficulties of accessing and using secret archival material, the interactions between archivists, historians and scientists, and the politics of evidence and historical accounts.

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1134482965

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Science as Autobiography

The Troubled Life of Niels Jern

By: Thomas Soderqvist

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Science as Autobiography

The Troubled Life of Niels Jern

By: Thomas Soderqvist

This biography probes the unusual mind, the dramatic life, and the outstanding scientific work of Danish-born immunologist Niels Jerne (1911–1994). Jerne’s Nobel Prize-winning achievements in the field of immunology place him in the pantheon of great twentieth-century biomedical theorists, yet his life is perhaps even more interesting than his science. Science as Autobiography tells Jerne’s story, weaving together a narrative of his life experiences, emotional life, and extraordinarily creative scientific work. A legendary figure who preferred an afternoon of conversation in a Paris wine bar to work in the laboratory, Jerne was renowned for his unparalleled powers of concentration and analytical keenness as well as his dissonant personal life. The book explores Jerne the man and scientist, making the fascinating argument that his life experience and view of himself became a metaphorical resource for the construction of his theories. The book also probes the moral issues that surrounded Jerne’s choice to sacrifice his family in favor of scientific goals and the pursuit of excellence.

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Yale University Press

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0300128711

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The History and Poetics of Scientific Biography

By: Thomas Söderqvist

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Science as Autobiography

The Troubled Life of Niels Jerne

By: Thomas Söderqvist,Niels Kaj Jerne

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The Troubled Life of Niels Jerne

By: Thomas Söderqvist,Niels Kaj Jerne

Drawing on Jerne's own extensive archives, on more than 150 hours of conversation with him, and on the recollections of over 90 friends, colleagues, and relatives, Thomas Soderqvist explores the myths and legends about Jerne - his unparalleled powers of concentration and analytical keenness, his preference for conversation in a Paris cafe over work in the laboratory, his problematic personal life, Soderqvist punctuates the book with Jerne's own voice and makes the argument that Jerne's life experience and view of himself became a metaphorical resource for the construction of his theories. The author also probes the moral issues that surrounded Jerne's choice to sacrifice the welfare of his family in favor of scientific goals and the pursuit of excellence."--BOOK JACKET.

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Berghahn Books

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0300094418

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9780300094411

The Historiography of Contemporary Science, Technology, and Medicine

Writing Recent Science

By: Ronald E. Doel,Thomas Söderqvist

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Writing Recent Science

By: Ronald E. Doel,Thomas Söderqvist

Bringing together authorities on the history, historiography and methodology of recent and contemporary science, this book reviews the problems facing historians of technology, contemporary science and medicine and explores new ways forward.

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1134482973

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The History and Poetics of Scientific Biography

The History and Poetics of Scientific Biography

The Historiography of Contemporary Science, Technology, and Medicine

The Historiography of Contemporary Science, Technology, and Medicine

Science as Autobiography

Science as Autobiography

The History and Poetics of Scientific Biography

The History and Poetics of Scientific Biography

Science as Autobiography

Science as Autobiography

The Historiography of Contemporary Science, Technology, and Medicine

The Historiography of Contemporary Science, Technology, and Medicine

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