American Science in the Age of Jackson

von George H Daniels

304 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

A foundational history of science, ideas, and professional identity in nineteenth-century America.American Science in the Age of Jackson is a landmark study that traces the emergence of a distinctly American scientific community during one of the most transformative periods in the nation's history. Focusing on the years between 1815 and 1845, George H. Daniels examines how a loosely connected network of amateur naturalists, physicians, educators, and scientific enthusiasts evolved into a more organized and professional body of researchers united by shared goals, methods, institutions, and intellectual commitments. Through an innovative analysis of leading scientists and the scientific journals that connected them, Daniels reconstructs the foundations of American science at the moment it began to establish an independent identity.Originally recognized as the first major effort to define an American scientific community, this influential work explores the individuals, publications, and philosophical traditions that shaped scientific inquiry in the early republic and Jacksonian era. Daniels examines the careers and writings of the most prominent American scientists of the period, demonstrating how they built professional networks, established standards of evidence and inquiry, and promoted science as an essential component of national progress. In doing so, he illuminates the institutional development of scientific societies, colleges, journals, and research programs that would lay the groundwork for the nation's later scientific achievements.Featuring biographical sketches of leading scientists, analyses of early scientific journals, and a detailed examination of the ideas that united the nation's scientific elite, American Science in the Age of Jackson remains a foundational text for understanding the origins of scientific culture in the United States. More than a history of science, it is a history of intellectual ambition, institutional growth, and the pursuit of knowledge in a rapidly changing society. Scholars and students of American history, history of science, intellectual history, philosophy, and nineteenth-century studies will find this volume an indispensable resource for understanding how American science established the foundations of its modern identity.

• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Amerikanische Geschichte
• ISBN: 9780817307400
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 30.10.1994
• Größe: 232 x 153 mm
• Verlag: University of Alabama Press