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A History of Biophysics in Contemporary China (SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology) by Christine Yi Lai Luk (auth.) is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
What is A History of Biophysics in Contemporary China (SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology) about?
This book gives a concise history of biophysics in contemporary China, from about 1949 to 1976. It outlines how a science specialty evolved from an ambiguous and amorphous field into a fully-fledged academic discipline in the socio-institutional contexts of contemporary China. The book relates how, while initially consisting of cell biologists, the Chinese biophysics community redirected their disciplinary priorities toward rocket science in the late 1950s to accommodate the national interests o
Who reads A History of Biophysics in Contemporary China (SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Christine Yi Lai Luk (auth.)
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9783319180922
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- History, Biology, Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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