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Servants of Nature : A History of Scientific Institutions, Enterprises and Sensibilities Hardcover – Unknown format, July 1, 2001

by Lewis Pyenson (Author), Susan Sheets-Pyenson (Author)

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A penetrating account of how science, perhaps above all other human endeavors, has shaped --and been shaped by --the world that we inhabit today. Servants of Nature explores the fascinating interaction between scientific practice and public life from antiquity to the present. The authors reveal how, in Asia, Europe, and the New World, advances in science have been closely allied to changes in three distinct areas of society: the institutions that sustain science; the moral, religious, political, and philosophical sensibilities of scientists themselves; and the goal of the scientific enterprise. The book proceeds to trace how the bodies that shape scientific tradition and guide innovation have acquired their authority. And in conclusion the authors consider how scientific goals have changed, as they examine the relationship between science, the military, and industry in modern times. Servants of Nature probes the culture of science from its origins to the present and promises to be an indispensable contribution to the history of science.

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Norton, W.W.
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July 1, 2001
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0756750032
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978-0756750039
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Lewis Pyenson is professor of history and mathematics at the University of Southwestern Louisiana, where the late Susan Sheets-Pyenson was professor of history. Lewis Pyenson is the author of the landmark trilogy about science and imperialism: Civilizing Mission, Empire of Reason, and Cultural Imperialism and Exact Sciences. Susan Sheets-Pyenson is the author of Cathedrals of Science.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Norton, W.W.; First Edition (July 1, 2001)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 496 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0756750032
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0756750039
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.1 pounds

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Nazani

496 pages, illustrated

Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2010

I just want to add that this is a very thorough, well indexed volume. It is an excellent starting point for further research into the history of science and its interaction with society.

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Peter Rock

a worthy but pedestrian effort

Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2000

In part this book is touching, to the extent that it expresses a husband (Lewis)'s love of his dead wife (Susan Sheets Pyenson). But it is a book which could have been written a hundred years ago. It is too dry and dull for a popular book, but then doesnt really have much which would catch the attention of historians of science. One isn't sure what they (I suppose mostly he) were trying to do.

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Mark Mills

An outline in search of a narrative

Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2003

This is a curious book and I didn't particularly enjoy reading it. It is probably a good book to have around, though. If for no other reason than finding references to unconventional themes.
The book is thoroughly 'post-modern,' in the sense it rigidly attempts to be a non-narrative. A non-narrative narrative is exceptionally hard to read unless you already know the narrative upon which the author is reacting against.
Anyway, the authors attempt to avoid the pitfalls of historical narratives by organizing their material around social phenomena: institutions and the broad endeavors institutions attempt. No heroes allowed. The book sort of reads like an outline searching for a story line, but I found a number of interesting factoids. I particularly liked the discussion of medical versus legal universities.
Despite the rule against heroes, Francis Bacon gets mentioned in almost every chapter. Everything seems to go back to the 'Baconian project.' The Arabs and Chinese little or no credit.
Following is a list of the chapters, with my guess at the theme:
PART I INSTITUTIONS
Teaching (universities)
Sharing: (scientific societies)
Watching: (observatories)
Showing: (Museums, botanical gardens and zoos)
Reading: (journals) (in enterprises)
Killing: (Armies) (in enterprises)
PART 11 ENTERPRISES
Measuring:
Traveling: (maps and explorations)
Counting: (Math)
PART III SENSIBILITIES
Women in science
Colonies and science
Science and Religion
I enjoyed the early chapters much more than the later. Part III, Sensibilities, can be ignored entirely.

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AWSOME!!!

Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 1999

I think this was one of the best science books out there. I think everybody should read this awsome book. Read it and you will know what I mean!!

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