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Science and spectacle : the work of Jodrell Bank in post-war British culture / / Jon Agar
| Science and spectacle : the work of Jodrell Bank in post-war British culture / / Jon Agar |
| Autore | Agar Jon. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (283 p.) |
| Disciplina | 522/.682/0942716 |
| Collana | Studies in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine |
| Soggetto topico |
Radio astronomy - Great Britain - History - 20th century
Science - Social aspects - Great Britain - History - 20th century Popular culture - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-317-74302-4
1-315-79394-6 1-317-74303-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463950403321 |
Agar Jon.
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| New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Science and spectacle : the work of Jodrell Bank in post-war British culture / / Jon Agar
| Science and spectacle : the work of Jodrell Bank in post-war British culture / / Jon Agar |
| Autore | Agar Jon. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (283 p.) |
| Disciplina | 522/.682/0942716 |
| Collana | Studies in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine |
| Soggetto topico |
Radio astronomy - Great Britain - History - 20th century
Science - Social aspects - Great Britain - History - 20th century Popular culture - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
| ISBN |
1-317-74302-4
1-315-79394-6 1-317-74303-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787890403321 |
|
Agar Jon.
|
||
| New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Science and spectacle : the work of Jodrell Bank in post-war British culture / / Jon Agar
| Science and spectacle : the work of Jodrell Bank in post-war British culture / / Jon Agar |
| Autore | Agar Jon. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (283 p.) |
| Disciplina |
522/.682/0942716
522.1942716 |
| Collana | Studies in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine |
| Soggetto topico |
Radio astronomy - Great Britain - History - 20th century
Science - Social aspects - Great Britain - History - 20th century Popular culture - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
| ISBN |
1-317-74302-4
1-315-79394-6 1-317-74303-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824359003321 |
|
Agar Jon.
|
||
| New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||