The representation of science and scientists on postage stamps a science communication study
"For approaching two centuries, the images on postage stamps have been used to convey messages from the government of the day to the general public. Science has been used to enhance those messages for the past nine decades. In this book, I explore the ways in which science and scientists have b...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Canberra, Australia :
ANU Press
2015
2015. |
Edición: | 1st ed |
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009423732106719 |
Sumario: | "For approaching two centuries, the images on postage stamps have been used to convey messages from the government of the day to the general public. Science has been used to enhance those messages for the past nine decades. In this book, I explore the ways in which science and scientists have been portrayed on stamps and look at the ideas and, in some cases, the propaganda that underpins them." -- page 1. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (310 pages) : illustrations Also available in print form |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9781925021806 |