History of Science as Interdisciplinary Education in American Colleges: Its Origins, Advantages, and Pitfalls

Before 1950, history of science did not exist as an independent academic branch, but was instead pursued by practitioners across various humanities and scientific disciplines. After professionalization, traces of its prehistory as a cross-disciplinary area of interest bound to an interdisciplinary,...

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Main Author: Paula Viterbo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Athabasca University Press 2007-01-01
Series:Journal of Research Practice
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Online Access:http://jrp.icaap.org/index.php/jrp/article/view/116/96