David P D Munns: 2 books
Engineering the Environment
Phytotrons and the Quest for Climate Control in the Cold War
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2017
This is the first history of phytotrons, huge climate-controlled laboratories that enabled plant scientists to experiment on the environmental causes of growth and development of living organisms. Made possible by computers and other modern technologies of the early Cold War, such as air conditioning...
A Single Sky
How an International Community Forged the Science of Radio Astronomy
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2012
How radio astronomers challenged national borders, disciplinary boundaries, and the constraints of vision to create an international scientific community.