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John L. Heilbron (1934–2023) by Carson, Cathryn

“…Theauthor of more than 20 books, Heilbron was known for his razor-sharp analysis and perceptive discernment of human frailties and strengths. In Lawrence and…”
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John L. Heilbron (1934-2023), historian of 'big science' by Carson, Cathryn

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John L. Heilbron (1934–2023), historian of science by Carson, Cathryn

“…Rigorous historian who shed light on how researchers’ personalities and institutions are central to the development of scientific knowledge. Rigorous historian…”
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Clouds of Data by CARSON, CATHRYN

“…This essay is part of a special issue entitled “Looking Backward, Looking Forward: HSNS at 50,” edited by Erika Lorraine Milam…”
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Science as instrumental reason: Heidegger, Habermas, Heisenberg by Carson, Cathryn

“…In modern continental thought, natural science is widely portrayed as an exclusively instrumental mode of reason. The breadth of this consensus has partly…”
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Teaching global perspectives: engineering ethics across international and academic borders by Sunderland, Mary E., Taebi, Behnam, Carson, Cathryn, Kastenberg, William

“…Recent policy reports on responsible innovation emphasize the need to make ethics integral to advanced engineering programs. Students, however, usually…”
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Klaus Hentschel. Die Mentalität deutscher Physiker in der frühen Nachkriegszeit (1945–1949) . (Studien zur Wissenschafts‐ und Universitätsgeschichte, 11.) 192 pp., bibl., index. Heidelberg: Synchron Publishers, 2005. €24.80 (paper) by Carson, Cathryn

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Making a life by Carson, Cathryn

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Nuclear energy development in postwar West Germany: Struggles over cooperation in the Federal Republic's first reactor station by Carson, Cathryn

“…In the 1950s, a small group of political, scientific and business leaders in West Germany were determined to build a center for nuclear reactor research and…”
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Beyond Weimar Culture--the significance of the Forman thesis for a cultural approach to the history of science by Trischler, Helmuth, Carson, Cathryn, Kojevnikov, Alexei

“…'"Forman thesis', published in 1971, argued for a historical linkage among the intellectual atmosphere of Weimar Germany, popular revolts against determinism…”
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The Radiance of France: Nuclear Power and National Identity after World War II . By Gabrielle Hecht. Inside Technology. Edited by, Wiebe E. Bijker, W. Bernard Carlson, and Trevor Pinch. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1998. Pp. xiv+453. $40.00 by Carson, Cathryn

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Beyond Weimar Culture – Die Bedeutung der Forman‐These für eine Wissenschaftsgeschichte in kulturhistorischer Perspektive by Trischler, Helmuth, Carson, Cathryn, Kojevnikov, Alexei

“…Beyond Weimar Culture – The Significance of the Forman Thesis for a Cultural Approach to the History of Science. The famous ‘Forman thesis’, published in 1971,…”
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Managing the research university: Clark Kerr and the University of California by Soo, Mary, Carson, Cathryn

“…In the 1950s and 1960s, Clark Kerr led the University of California's Berkeley campus, and then the University of California as a whole. Throughout these…”
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Heisenberg and the Framework of Science Policy by Carson, Cathryn

“…In the decades after 1945, new structures were created for science policy in the Federal Republic. To the establishment of the postwar framework Heisenberg…”
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The peculiar notion of exchange forces—II: From nuclear forces to QED, 1929–1950 by Carson, Cathryn

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Heisenberg and the Nazi Atomic Bomb Project: A Study in German Culture . Paul Lawrence Rose by Carson, Cathryn

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The peculiar notion of exchange forces—I: Origins in quantum mechanics, 1926–1928 by Carson, Cathryn

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Literatur und Quantentheorie: Die Rezeption der modernen Physik in Schriften zur Literatur und Philosophie deutschsprachiger Autoren (1925-1970) . Elisabeth Emter by Carson, Cathryn

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Science advising and science policy in post-war West Germany: the example of the Deutscher Forschungsrat by Carson, Cathryn, Gubser, Michael

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MANAGING THE RESEARCH UNIVERSITY: CLARK KERR AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA by SOO, MARY, CARSON, CATHRYN

“…In the 1950s and 1960s, Clark Kerr led the University of California's Berkeley campus, and then the University of California as a whole. Throughout these…”
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