Scientific Babel: The language of science from the fall of Latin to the rise of English

Professor Michael Gordin

ISBN 10: 1781251142 / ISBN 13: 9781781251140

Editore: Profile Books, 2015

Scientific Babel: The language of science from the fall of Latin to the rise of English This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. . Codice articolo 7719-9781781251140

Riassunto:

A brilliant history of the language of science that traces how the way we communicate scientific knowledge has shifted with politics and power from Latin to French, German and Russian to English.

Informazioni sull'autore: Michael Gordin is Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at Princeton University, where he specialises in the history of modern science. He was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship and is a Guggenheim Fellow. His love of language cannot be matched: a veritable polyglot, he speaks Russian, German, English, Ido, Esperanto and Latin among many other languages. He has published on the history of science, Russian history and the history of nuclear weapons.

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Titolo: Scientific Babel: The language of science ...
Casa editrice: Profile Books
Data di pubblicazione: 2015
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: Very Good