Neptune’s Laboratory : : Fantasy, Fear, and Science at Sea / / Antony Adler.
We have long been fascinated with the oceans and sought “to pierce the profundity” of their depths. But the history of marine science also tells us a lot about ourselves. Antony Adler explores the ways in which scientists, politicians, and the public have invoked ocean environments in imagining the...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Pilot Project 2019 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2019] ©2019 |
Year of Publication: | 2019 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Discovering Wonder in the Deep -- 2. Marine Science for the Nation or for the World? -- 3. Scientific Internationalism in a Pacific World -- 4. Cold War Science on the Seafloor -- 5. Ocean Science and Governance in the Anthropocene -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Summary: | We have long been fascinated with the oceans and sought “to pierce the profundity” of their depths. But the history of marine science also tells us a lot about ourselves. Antony Adler explores the ways in which scientists, politicians, and the public have invoked ocean environments in imagining the fate of humanity and of the planet. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674241893 9783110652031 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674241893 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Antony Adler. |