Overview :In the early twentieth century, American earth scientists were united in their opposition to the new--and highly radical--notion of continen... Read More
Overview :Investigations of how the global Cold War shaped national scientific and technological practices in fields from biomedicine to rocket scienc... Read More
Overview :Why the social character of scientific knowledge makes it trustworthy Are doctors right when they tell us vaccines are safe? Should we take ... Read More
Overview :Can anyone today imagine the earth without its puzzle-piece construction of plate tectonics? The very term, "plate tectonics," coined only t... Read More
Overview :The year is 2393, and the world is almost unrecognizable. Clear warnings of climate catastrophe went ignored for decades, leading to soaring... Read More
Overview :"A carefully researched work of intellectual history, and an urgently needed political analysis." --Jane Mayer "[A] scorching indictment of ... Read More
Overview :A vivid portrait of how Naval oversight shaped American oceanography, revealing what difference it makes who pays for science. What differe... Read More
Overview :"Merchants of Doubt should finally put to rest the question of whether the science of climate change is settled. It is, and we ignore this m... Read More