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UNINA9910463950403321 |
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Agar Jon. |
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Science and spectacle : the work of Jodrell Bank in post-war British culture / / Jon Agar |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-317-74302-4 |
1-315-79394-6 |
1-317-74303-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (283 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine ; ; Volume 5 |
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Soggetti |
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Radio astronomy - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
Science - Social aspects - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
Popular culture - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published by Harwood Academic, 1998. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Science and Spectacle; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables; List of Illustrations; Preface and Introduction; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Science in Post-war Britain; The Context of British Science; The Government Funding of Science; World War II and British Science; War Research; The Promotion of Scientific Advisors in Government; The Retention of War-time Organisation; Research in Post-War Britain; Increased Expenditure on Research; The Expansion of Education; Novel Post-War Sites for Science; A Novel Popular Audience for Science? |
Histories of Radio AstronomyNarratives and Sources; The Early History of Radio Astronomy; Two Historiographies of Radio Astronomy; Organizing Work and Discovery at Jodrell Bank; Jodrell Bank Research Programmes; Research Work; Summary; Chapter 2 Funding the Spectacle of Science; A 218 Foot Paraboloid; A Large Steerable Dish; Finding an Engineer; The Scientific Grants Committee of the DSIR; Peer Support: The Royal Astronomical Society; The SGC Again; The Significances of an Expensive Instrument; The University as a Site for Science |
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Instrumental Malleability: Financial Problems, the Nuffield Foundation and the Ministry of SupplyThe Radio Telescope and the Financial Competence of Universities; Sputnik; The Radio Telescope Appeal; Doubts Remain; Discussion: The Contested Boundary between Government and Universities; Summary; Chapter 3 'A Great Public Spectacle': Prestige, Position and Power at Jodrell Bank; Publicity and the Management of Visitors; Photographs and the 'Grip of Publicity'; On Location: The Inquisitive Giant'; Managing the Press; The 'Problem' of Visitors Renewed |
Demonstrating the Telescope, Communicating with SatellitesSputnik Historiography; Sputnik in Britain; The Position of the Engineer; A Clear Message...: Authority and the Reith Lectures; ...and Interference: Public Actions and the Odd Letters; Discussion: Position; Chapter 4 Clearing the Air (Waves): Interference and Frequency Allocation for Radio Astronomy; The National and International Regulation of Radio; The Metaphor of Space - the Spectrum Reified; Radio Frequencies and the New Radio Astronomy; Stage One: Outsiders Seeking the Allocation of Frequencies; A New Ally: The Royal Society |
Territorial Expansion, Occupation of the Spectrum and a Suggested SalientThe Outsiders Come In; Stage Two: Insiders; Interlude: Cambridge, Jodrell Bank and the Gee Chain; Stage Three: The International Allocation of Frequencies; Conclusion; Chapter 5 Clearing the Ground: Bodily Control, the Radio Telescope and the Environment; Internal Discipline; The First Conflicts Over Local Development; The Electrification of the Railways and Grid Lines; Local Development Again; The Codification is Challenged: Appeals Against the Zones; The Legal 'Safeguarding of the Jodrell Bank Radio Telescopes' |
Conclusion |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Science and Spectacle relates the construction of the telescope to the politics and culture of post-war Britain. From radar and atomic weapons, to the Festival of Britain and, later, Harold Wilson's rhetoric of scientific revolution, science formed a cultural resource from which post-war careers and a national identity could be built. The Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope was once a symbol of British science and a much needed prestigious project for the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, but it also raised questions regarding the proper role of universities as sites for scie |
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