Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nuclear energy
Languages : en
Pages : 1002
Book Description
Nuclear Science Abstracts
Author: Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Atmospheric chemistry
Languages : en
Pages : 1060
Book Description
Information Circular
Author: Globalizing Physics
Author: Roberto LalliPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198878699
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
This is an open access book available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Following the centenary of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, this volume features contributions from leading science historians from around the world on the changing roles of the institution in international affairs from its foundation in 1922 to the present. The case studies presented in this volume show the multitude of functions that IUPAP had and how these were related to the changing international political contexts. The book is divided into three parts. The first discusses the interwar period demonstrating how the exclusion of communities of the Central Powers from international scientific institutions imposed by victorious allied countries made IUPAP ineffective until the end of World War II. The second part analyzes the changing roles assumed by IUPAP starting from its complete renovation after World War II. Case studies covering the role of IUPAP in physics education, in metrology, in joint commissions with other unions and in defining the complex relations between pure and applied physics provide examples of IUPAP's impact on the world of science. Part III squarely addresses the science diplomacy aspects of IUPAP during the Cold War highlighting the importance of IUPAP in furthering diplomatic goals and explaining the origin of the pursuit of the free circulation of scientists as the activity that characterized the main function of international unions during the Cold War. Highlighting how often scientific agendas and political imperatives were entangled in the activities of IUPAP, the book analyzes the work of the Union as exercises of science diplomacy, thus contributing to the current debate on the use of science and technology in international relations.
IGY General Report Series
Author: World Data Center A.Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958
Languages : en
Pages : 974
Book Description
NASA Technical Translation
Author: Astrophysics, Astronomy and Space Sciences in the History of the Max Planck Society
Author: Luisa BonolisPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004529136
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 744
Book Description
This book provides the first comprehensive historical account of the evolution of scientific traditions in astronomy, astrophysics, and the space sciences within the Max Planck Society. Structured with in-depth archival research, interviews with protagonists, unpublished photographs, and an extensive bibliography, it follows a unique history: from the post-war relaunch of physical sciences in West Germany, to the spectacular developments and successes of cosmic sciences in the second half of the 20th century, up to the emergence of multi-messenger astronomy. It reveals how the Society acquired national and international acclaim in becoming one of the world’s most productive research organizations in these fields.
Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts
Author: Space and Planetary Environments
Author: Shea L. ValleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astrophysics
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Bibliography on Meteorological Satellites, 1952-1962
Author: Elemér KissPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astonautics in meteorology
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description