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Science for the Nation
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Science for the Nation

Perspectives on the History of the Science Museum
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BookPaperback
Ranking406363inGeschichte
CHF76.90

Description

An engaging study of a great national institution. Essays explore the changing roles of museums and the perceived public role of a museum of science and technology. Illuminates the ways in which we think about the collecting and display of objects and the often difficult relations between the state, business and industry, and museum funding.
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ISBN/GTIN978-1-137-34932-3
Product TypeBook
BindingPaperback
Publishing date14/04/2010
Edition2010 edition
Pages350 pages
LanguageEnglish
SizeWidth 155 mm, Height 231 mm, Thickness 25 mm
Weight640 g
Article no.15348306
CatalogsBuchzentrum
Data source no.14707173
Product groupGeschichte
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Author

SCOTT ANTHONY Research Fellow at the University of Manchester, UK TIMOTHY BOON Chief Curator at the Science Museum, London, UK ROBERT BUD Principal Curator of Medicine, the Science Museum and Visiting Professorial Fellow of History at Queen Mary University of London, UK PETER J. T. MORRIS Principal Curator of Science, the Science Museum, London, UK THAD PARSONS Doctoral Candidate, Oxford UniversityDAVID ROONEY Curator of Transport, the Science Museum, London, UKTOM SCHEINFELDT Managing Director, Center for History and New Media and Research Assistant Professor of History, George Mason University, Virginia, USA NICK WYATT Library Manager, the Science Museum Library, London, UK