We are accustomed to thinking of science and its findings as universal. After all, one atom of carbon plus two of oxygen yields carbon dioxide in Amazonia as well as in Alaska; a scientist in Bombay can use the same materials and techniques to challenge the work of a scientist in New York; and of course the laws of gravity apply worldwide. Why, then, should the locations where ...(展开全部)

We are accustomed to thinking of science and its findings as universal. After all, one atom of carbon plus two of oxygen yields carbon dioxide in Amazonia as well as in Alaska; a scientist in Bombay can use the same materials and techniques to challenge the work of a scientist in New York; and of course the laws of gravity apply worldwide. Why, then, should the spaces where sci...(展开全部)

From the best-selling author of Gratitude and On the Move, a final volume of essays that showcase Sacks’s broad range of interests–from his passion for ferns, swimming, and horsetails, to his final case histories exploring schizophrenia, dementia, and Alzheimer’s. Oliver Sacks, scientist and storyteller, is beloved by readers for his neurological case histories and his fascinat...(展开全部)

戴安娜·克兰(Diana Crane)：宾夕法尼亚大学社会学教授。曾任美国社会学会文化社会学分会主席。她最近的著作有：《前卫的转变：纽约的艺术世界，1940—1985))(1987)、《文化的生产：媒体和都市艺术》(1992)。此书是其成名作。

作者介绍 约翰·霍根（John Horgan）是《科学美国人》杂志《Scientific American》（其中文版为《环球科学》）的资深撰稿人。他曾两度获美国科学促进会新闻与社会关系促进奖。他著有四本书，包括《科学的终结》(The End of Science，Addison Wesley，1996)和《战争的终结》（The End of War，McSweeney's, 2012）。他的文章登载在《纽约时报书评》《发现》《新科学家》《科学》和《集萃》等杂志上。《科学美国人》是美国历史最长的、一直连续出版的杂志，也是著名的《科学》（Science）的姊妹刊。大众化的高水平学术期刊，有151位诺贝尔奖得主撰稿。自2005年起，霍根就职于史蒂文斯理工学院（Stevens Institute of Technology，全美工程类大学排名前五，毕业生就...(展开全部)

作者介绍 约翰·霍根（John Horgan）是《科学美国人》杂志《Scientific American》（其中文版为《环球科学》）的资深撰稿人。他曾两度获美国科学促进会新闻与社会关系促进奖。他著有四本书，包括《科学的终结》(The End of Science，Addison Wesley，1996)和《战争的终结》（The End of War，McSweeney's, 2012）。他的文章登载在《纽约时报书评》《发现》《新科学家》《科学》和《集萃》等杂志上。《科学美国人》是美国历史最长的、一直连续出版的杂志，也是著名的《科学》（Science）的姊妹刊。大众化的高水平学术期刊，有151位诺贝尔奖得主撰稿。自2005年起，霍根就职于史蒂文斯理工学院（Stevens Institute of Technology，全美工程类大学排名前五，毕业生就...(展开全部)

Empires of Knowledge charts the emergence of different kinds of scientific networks - local and long-distance, informal and institutional, religious and secular - between the fifteenth and the eighteenth centuries as one of the important phenomena of the early modern world. It seeks to answer what role these networks played in making knowledge, how information traveled, how was...(展开全部)

Throughout recorded history, the exchange of scientific knowledge across cultures has been crucial in shaping human civilization. For instance, without the Greek and Roman works that were translated into Arabic and later reintroduced into Europe, the Renaissance as we know it would not have occured. Yet, until now, the enormous importance of translation to the history of scienc...(展开全部)