Scientific Advice To The Nineteenth-Century British State eBook

de Roland Jackson
idioma: inglês
Editor: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PRESS, novembro de 2023 ‧
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In twenty-first-century Britain, scientific advice to government is highly organized, integrated across government departments, and led by a chief scientific adviser who reports directly to the prime minister. But at the end of the eighteenth century, when Roland Jackson’s account begins, things were very different. With this book, Jackson turns his attention to the men of science of the day—who derived their knowledge of the natural world from experience, observation, and experiment—focusing on the essential role they played in proffering scientific advice to the state, and the impact of that advice on public policy. At a time that witnessed huge scientific advances and vast industrial development, and as the British state sought to respond to societal, economic, and environmental challenges, practitioners of science, engineering, and medicine were drawn into close involvement with politicians. Jackson explores the contributions of these emerging experts, the motivations behind their involvement, the forces that shaped this new system of advice, and the legacy it left behind. His book provides the first detailed analysis of the provision of scientific, engineering, and medical advice to the nineteenth-century British government, parliament, the civil service, and the military.

Scientific Advice To The Nineteenth-Century British State

de Roland Jackson

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ISBN: 9780822990055
Editor: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PRESS
Data de Lançamento: novembro de 2023
Idioma: Inglês
Tipo de produto: eBook
Classificação Temática: eBooks em Inglês > Ciências Exatas e Naturais > Outras ciências
eBooks em Inglês > Guias Turísticos e Mapas > Europa
EAN: 9780822990055
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