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Being Modern: The Cultural Impact of Science in the Early Twentieth Century (2018)

James, Frank A.J.L. (Author)
Bud, Robert (Author)
Morag Shiach (Author)
Greenhalgh, Paul (Author)
James, Frank A.J.L. (Editor)

UCL Press
Publication date: 2018
Language: English

URI: https://doi.org/10.14324/111.9781787353930

ISBN: 9781787353930

Publication Date: 2018
Physical Details: 438

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Western world, civilization and culture Science and art Science and literature Science fiction Architecture Modernity Science and culture 20th century, early Great Britain

In the early decades of the twentieth century, engagement with science was commonly used as an emblem of modernity. This phenomenon is now attracting increasing attention in different historical specialties. Being Modern builds on this recent scholarly interest to explore engagement with science across culture from the end of the nineteenth century to approximately 1940. Addressing the breadth of cultural forms in Britain and the western world from the architecture of Le Corbusier to working class British science fiction, Being Modern paints a rich picture. Seventeen distinguished contributors from a range of fields including the cultural study of science and technology, art and architecture, English culture and literature examine the issues involved. The book will be a valuable resource for students, and a spur to scholars to further examination of culture as an interconnected web of which science is a critical part, and to supersede such tired formulations as 'Science and culture'.

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Review Erin Beeston (2021) Review of "Being Modern: The Cultural Impact of Science in the Early Twentieth Century". British Journal for the History of Science (pp. 237-238). unapi

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