Books in the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
2015–2016
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Science Killer Apes, Naked Apes, and Just Plain Nasty People
The Cybernetics Moment
The Misuse and Abuse of Science in Political Discourse
Ronald R. Kline
Richard J. Perry
“Readers have in The Cybernetics Moment the first authoritative history of American
“Written in a lively, engaging style, the book takes evolutionary psychology to task in a perceptive and penetrating fashion.”—Paul Farber, author of Mixing Races: From Scientific Racism to Modern Evolutionary Ideas 2015 232 pp. 978-1-4214-1751-6 $24.95 hardcover
Or Why We Call Our Age the Information Age
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cybernetics.”—Information & Culture 2015 352 pp., 6 halftones, 4 line drawings 978-1-4214-1671-7 $54.95 hardcover Available as an e-book
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The Science of Conjecture Evidence and Probability before Pascal James Franklin
Alfred Wegener
“A remarkable book. Mr. Franklin writes clearly
Science, Exploration, and the Theory of Continental Drift
and exhibits a wry wit. But he also ranges
Mott T. Greene
over many centuries.”—Wall Street Journal
“The definitive biography of Alfred Wegener—and a great read.”—Naomi Oreskes, author of Plate Tectonics: An Insider’s History of the Modern Theory of the Earth 2015 696 pp., 28 b&w photos, 42 line drawings 978-1-4214-1712-7 $44.95 hardcover Available as an e-book
Exploration and Engineering The Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Quest for Mars Erik M. Conway “A great book for everyone seriously interested in the struggles and achievements of JPL as NASA’s centre for Mars exploration.”—Sky at Night 2015 416 pp., 11 halftones, 10 line drawings 978-1-4214-1604-5 $34.95 hardcover Available as an e-book
Age of System Understanding the Development of Modern Social Science Hunter Heyck In the years after World War II, a new generation of scholars redefined the central concepts and practices of social science in America. 2015 272 pp., 1 line drawing, 3 charts, 11 graphs 978-1-4214-1710-3 $54.95 hardcover Available as an e-book
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knowledgeably across many disciplines and 2015 520 pp. 978-0-8018-7109-2 $25.00 paperback
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Technology Light It Up
The Slain Wood
The Marine Eye for Battle in the War for Iraq
Papermaking and Its Environmental Consequences in the American South
John Pettegrew
William Boyd
“Pettegrew’s compelling account draws shocking
and persuasive connections between videogames, The paper industry rejuvenated the American South—but took a heavy toll on its land and
optical technologies, and institutionalized
violence.”—Joseph A. November, author of
people.
Biomedical Computing: Digitizing Life in the United States
2015 376 pp., 7 b&w photos, 4 maps, 9 graphs 978-1-4214-1878-0 $55.00 hardcover Available as an e-book
2015 240 pp., 7 b&w photos, 3 b&w illus., 1 line drawing 978-1-4214-1785-1 $34.95 hardcover Available as an e-book
Weekend Pilots Technology, Masculinity, and Private Aviation in Postwar America
Science and Technology in World History
Alan Meyer
An Introduction
The inside story of the hypermasculine world of
third edition
American private aviation.
James E. McClellan III and Harold Dorn
2015 320 pp., 5 b&w photos, 5 b&w illus., 4 charts 978-1-4214-1858-2 $44.95 hardcover Available as an e-book
Arguably the best general history of science and technology ever published.
Forging Trust Communities
2015 552 pp., 36 b&w illus., 83 line drawings 978-1-4214-1775-2 $29.95 paperback Available as an e-book
How Technology Changes Politics Irene S. Wu Twenty historical case studies reveal how communication technology allows people to trust one
Fish Sticks, Sports Bras, and Aluminum Cans
another while mobilizing around a shared cause. 2015 176 pp., 2 halftones, 8 line drawings 978-1-4214-1726-4 $21.95 paperback Available as an e-book
The Politics of Everyday Technologies Paul R. Josephson “Josephson draws readers into the complexities and fascinations of the study of technological history. A lively and provocative book.”—David E. Nye, author of Technology Matters: Questions to Live With 2015 224 pp., 8 b&w photos 978-1-4214-1783-7 $29.95 paperback
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Technology Faxed
The Papers of Thomas A. Edison
The Rise and Fall of the Fax Machine
New Beginnings, January 1885–December 1887
Jonathan Coopersmith “The definitive life history of the fax machine. [A] fascinating story of a uniquely persistent digital technology.”—Gregory J. Downey, author of Closed Captioning: Subtitling, Stenography, and
Volume 8 edited by Paul B. Israel, Louis Carlat, Theresa M. Collins, Alexandra R. Rimer, and Daniel J. Weeks
the Digital Convergence of Text with Television
This richly illustrated volume explores Edison’s
2015 320 pp., 16 halftones, 2 line drawings 978-1-4214-1591-8 $54.95 hardcover Available as an e-book
1887.
Making Computers Accessible
2015 1,032 pp., 9 halftones, 589 line drawings, 6 maps 978-1-4214-1749-3 $115.00 hardcover Available as an e-book
inventive and personal pursuits from 1885 to
Disability Rights and Digital Technology New in Paperback
Elizabeth R. Petrick The revolution in accessible computer technology was fueled by disability activism, the interactive nature of personal computers, and changing public policy. 2015 208 pp., 7 halftones, 2 line drawings 978-1-4214-1646-5 $49.95 hardcover Available as an e-book
Chasing Sound Technology, Culture, and the Art of Studio Recording from Edison to the LP Susan Schmidt Horning “An indispensable and critical approach for historians of sound, one that is unafraid of
From Playgrounds to PlayStation
reconfiguring the central players in a
The Interaction of Technology and Play
narrative as big as the history of recorded
Carroll Pursell
music.”—Sounding Out!
How technology shapes play in America—and
2013 320 pp., 16 b&w photos 978-1-4214-1848-3 $29.95 paperback Available as an e-book
vice versa. 2015 216 pp., 15 halftones 978-1-4214-1650-2 $28.95 paperback
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Coal and Empire The Birth of Energy Security in Industrial America Peter A. Shulman The fascinating history of how coal-based energy became entangled with American security. 2015 336 pp., 10 halftones 978-1-4214-1706-6 $49.95 hardcover
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Medicine Ending Medical Reversal Improving Outcomes, Saving Lives Vinayak K. Prasad, MD, MPH, and Adam S. Cifu, MD “An important book that frames medical reversal in a compelling way. Readers will be drawn to this clearly written account.”—David S. Jones, MD, author of Broken Hearts: The Tangled History of Cardiac Care 2015 280 pp., 9 line drawings 978-1-4214-1772-1 $24.95 hardcover
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Immunity William E. Paul, MD “There is no competing volume that covers such breadth of immunology at this personal level. A tour de force.”—Daniel M. Davis, author of The Compatibility Gene: How Our Bodies Fight Disease, Attract Others, and Define Our Selves 2015 280 pp., 14 halftones, 10 line drawings 978-1-4214-1801-8 $29.95 hardcover Available as an e-book
The Antibiotic Era Reform, Resistance, and the Pursuit of a Rational Therapeutics Scott H. Podolsky “Anyone who knows antibiotics will want to read this book, a brilliant, entertaining exposition of ‘antibiotic reformers’ as described by a gifted historian.”—Stuart B. Levy, MD, author of The Antibiotic Paradox: How the Misuse of Antibiotics Destroys Their Curative Powers 2014 328 pp., 18 halftones, 7 line drawings 978-1-4214-1593-2 $34.95 hardcover Available as an e-book
Therapoetics after Actium Narrative, Medicine, and Authority in Augustan Epic Julia Nelson Hawkins “Hawkins skillfully demonstrates the profound ways in which medical metaphor contributes to the sociopolitical message of the Augustan epic. This book will particularly appeal to specialists of ancient medicine.” —Gareth D. Williams, author of The Cosmic Viewpoint: A Study of Seneca’s ‘Natural Questions’ 2016 352 pp., 2 halftones 978-1-4214-1730-1 $59.95 hardcover
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Patients and Healers in the High Roman Empire Ido Israelowich “An original, innovative, and provocative history of ancient medicine in the High Roman Empire from the patient’s point of view.” —Manfred Horstmanshoff, Leiden University 2015 208 pp., 3 halftones 978-1-4214-1628-1 $59.95 hardcover
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Medicine A History of Public Health
New in Paperback
revised expanded edition
Pain
George Rosen foreword by Pascal James Imperato, MD, MPH&TM introduction by Elizabeth Fee biographical essay and new bibliography by Edward T. Morman Rosen’s wide-ranging account of public health’s long and fascinating history is an indispensable classic. 2015 440 pp. 978-1-4214-1601-4 $35.00 paperback
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A Political History Keith Wailoo “A deeply felt and provocative history of the political uses to which pain has been put in modern America.”—Science 2014 296 pp., 11 halftones, 4 line drawings 978-1-4214-1840-7 $24.95 paperback Available as an e-book
Doctors Without Borders Humanitarian Quests, Impossible Dreams of Médecins Sans Frontières
Health Care in America A History
Renée C. Fox
John C. Burnham
Winner, 2015 PROSE Award in Sociology and Social Work
“A synthetic work that enlightens a complex historical subject.”—Gerald N. Grob, author of Aging Bones: A Short History of Osteoporosis 2015 616 pp., 99 halftones, 43 line drawings 978-1-4214-1608-3 $34.95 paperback Available as an e-book
Healing Gotham New York City’s Public Health Policies for the Twenty-First Century Bruce F. Berg New York City provides the ideal context for studying urban public health policy. 2015 312 pp. 978-1-4214-1599-4 $34.95 paperback
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The Calendar of Loss Race, Sexuality, and Mourning in the Early Era of AIDS Dagmawi Woubshet A revelatory examination of AIDS mourning at the intersection of black and queer studies. 2015 192 pp., 19 halftones 978-1-4214-1655-7 $38.95 hardcover
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“A commendably reflective work of sociology that, more importantly, tells a remarkable history of care.”—Publishers Weekly 2014 328 pp., 11 halftones, 6 line drawings 978-1-4214-1692-2 $24.95 paperback Available as an e-book
Coming in 2016 Science & Technology
Medicine
Engineering Victory
A Short History of Medicine
How Technology Won the Civil War Thomas F. Army, Jr.
Miseducation A History of Ignorance-Making in America and Abroad edited by A. J. Angulo
Junkyards, Gearheads, and Rust Salvaging the Automotive Past
revised and expanded edition Erwin H. Ackerknecht foreword and concluding essay by Charles E. Rosenberg bibliographic essay by Lisa Haushofer
Nature’s Path A History of Naturopathic Healing in America Susan E. Cayleff
David N. Lucsko
FastLane Managing Science in the Internet World Thomas J. Misa and Jeffrey R. Yost
The Intentional Brain Motion, Emotion, and the Development of Modern Neuropsychiatry
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Medicine and Health Care in Early Christianity Gary B. Ferngren
Michael R. Trimble, MD
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Hotel Dreams Luxury, Technology, and Urban Ambition in America, 1829–1929 Molly W. Berger
Refrigeration Nation A History of Ice, Appliances, and Enterprise in America Jonathan Rees
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