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An Institute for an Empire: The Psysikalisch-Technische Reichsanstalt, 1871–1918
David Cahan
An Institute for an Empire: The Psysikalisch-Technische Reichsanstalt, 1871–1918
David Cahan
An Institute for an Empire is the first scholarly study of Imperial Germany's leading scientific institution. The Reichsanstalt demonstrated how physics and industrial technology could help build a modem society and a modem nation-state; it also encouraged and helped inaugurate the era of Big Science.
336 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | December 23, 2004 |
ISBN13 | 9780521525190 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 336 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 19 mm · 500 g |
Language | English |