03245nam 2200685 450 991081665930332120230124193342.00-8173-8818-4(CKB)3710000000459501(EBL)2130421(SSID)ssj0001531302(PQKBManifestationID)12584297(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001531302(PQKBWorkID)11450322(PQKB)11299576(MiAaPQ)EBC2130421(MdBmJHUP)muse42245(Au-PeEL)EBL2130421(CaPaEBR)ebr11085864(OCoLC)916450688(EXLCZ)99371000000045950120150822h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrScience as service establishing and reformulating American land-grant universities, 1865-1930 /edited by Alan I. Marcus ; design, Michele Myatt Quinn ; contributors, Robert B. Fairbanks [and ten others]Tuscaloosa, Alabama :The University Alabama Press,2015.©20151 online resource (357 p.)NEXUSDescription based upon print version of record.0-8173-1868-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Part 1. Science assumes center stage -- Part 2. Extending the scientific/technical toolbox.Science as Service: Establishing and Reformulating American Land-Grant Universities, 1865-1930 is the first of a two-volume study that traces the foundation and evolution of America's land-grant institutions. In this expertly curated collection of essays, Alan I Marcus has assembled a tough-minded account of the successes and set-backs of these institutions during the first sixty-five years of their existence. In myriad scenes, vignettes, and episodes from the history of land-grant colleges, these essays demonstrate the defining characteristic of these institutions: their willingness to proclaNEXUSState universities and collegesUnited StatesHistory19th centuryState universities and collegesUnited StatesHistory20th centuryScienceStudy and teaching (Higher)United StatesHistory19th centuryScienceStudy and teaching (Higher)United StatesHistory20th centuryTechnologyStudy and teaching (Higher)United StatesHistory19th centuryTechnologyStudy and teaching (Higher)United StatesHistory20th centuryState universities and collegesHistoryState universities and collegesHistoryScienceStudy and teaching (Higher)HistoryScienceStudy and teaching (Higher)HistoryTechnologyStudy and teaching (Higher)HistoryTechnologyStudy and teaching (Higher)History378/.053Quinn Michele MyattFairbanks Robert B.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816659303321Science as service4029065UNINA