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Titolo: |
Science 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]
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Pubblicazione: | Tuscaloosa, Alabama : , : The University Alabama Press, , 2015 |
©2015 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (357 p.) |
Disciplina: | 378/.053 |
Soggetto topico: | State universities and colleges - United States - History - 19th century |
State universities and colleges - United States - History - 20th century | |
Science - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States - History - 19th century | |
Science - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States - History - 20th century | |
Technology - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States - History - 19th century | |
Technology - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States - History - 20th century | |
Persona (resp. second.): | QuinnMichele Myatt |
FairbanksRobert B. | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Part 1. Science assumes center stage -- Part 2. Extending the scientific/technical toolbox. |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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 procla |
Titolo autorizzato: | Science as service ![]() |
ISBN: | 0-8173-8818-4 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910816659303321 |
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