A Companion to the History of American Science

A Companion to the History of American Science offers 44 chapters covering both disciplines and topics relating to the history of science in the US. The text is split evenly between disciplines, which range from astronomy to computer science to sociology, and topics, which cover subjects such as science education, gender and science and science policy. The text’s editors, Georgina M. Montgomery and Mark A. Largent, the former an Assistant Professor of science history at Michigan State University and the latter an Associate Professor and Associate Dean of science history and medicine at Michigan State University, introduce the volume by...