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Scientific Americans
ISBN-13:
9781501760938
Veröffentl:
2022
Seiten:
304
Autor:
Susan Branson
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
2 - DRM Adobe
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
In Scientific Americans, Susan Branson explores the place of science and technology in American efforts to achieve cultural independence from Europe and America's nation building in the early republic and antebellum eras. This engaging tour of scientific education and practices among ordinary citizens charts the development of nationalism and national identity alongside roads, rails, and machines.
Introduction: The Role of Science and Technology in the Creation of American National Identity1. Domestic Science: Learning, Observing, and Promoting Science as American Enterprise2. Flights of Imagination: Air Balloons and National Ambitions3. Engines of Change: Machines Drive American Industry4. Grand Designs: Technology and Urban Planning5. Internal Improvements: Phrenology as a Tool for Reform6. Fair America: Promoting American InventionConclusion: The First American Century
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