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SKU | 9626222206214 |
• Examines a vital social institution and arrives at disturbing conclusions
• Analysis is realistic, comprehensive and original
• Written in vivid, straightforward, untechnical language
This book is a trenchant analysis of the profound changes that are taking place in the whole scientific enterprise throughout the world. The author does not assume the reader has any technical knowledge of the natural sciences, their history, or politics, and addresses his book to everybody who is concerned about the future of science and its place in society.
“Ziman succeeds very well in … describing the structures of academic science and the motivations of scientists driven by the intense competition of research at the frontiers. He gives an excellent analysis of the many dangers that threaten the future success of the enterprise … Ziman’s analysis will strike echoes everywhere. This is a book for all those who wish to understand the concerns of those working at the frontiers of science to set Prometheus free.”
—Nature “Prometheus Bound is a masterly contribution to our thinking on these issues.”
—Book Review ” … a deep analysis of the origins and extent of the changes that are affecting every facet of scientific enterprise and the lives of individual scientists and corporations.”
—New Scientist
—Nature “Prometheus Bound is a masterly contribution to our thinking on these issues.”
—Book Review ” … a deep analysis of the origins and extent of the changes that are affecting every facet of scientific enterprise and the lives of individual scientists and corporations.”
—New Scientist
Foreword;
1. What is happening to science?;
2. Scientific and technological progress;
3. Sophistication and collectivization;
4. Transition to a new regime;
5. Allocation of resources;
6. Institutional responses to change;
7. Scientific careers;
8. Science without frontiers;
9. Steering through the buzzword blizzard;
Further reading.
1. What is happening to science?;
2. Scientific and technological progress;
3. Sophistication and collectivization;
4. Transition to a new regime;
5. Allocation of resources;
6. Institutional responses to change;
7. Scientific careers;
8. Science without frontiers;
9. Steering through the buzzword blizzard;
Further reading.
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