The first synoptic history of how the Royal Society faced up to the challenges of continued relevance from 1960 onwards.

Modern scientific research has changed so much since Isaac Newton’s day: it is more professional, collaborative and international, with more complicated equip

If objectivity was the great discovery of the nineteenth century, uncertainty was the great discovery of the twentieth century.

This volume in the highly respected Cambridge History of Science series is devoted to exploring the history of modern science using national, transnational, and

Bud explores the rise and fall of 'applied science' as a category of thought shaped by scientists and laity alike.