Physics and the Rise of Scientific Research in Canada.
Title:
Physics and the Rise of Scientific Research in Canada.
Author:
Gingras, Yves.
ISBN:
9780773562813
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (216 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART ONE: ESTABLISHING RESEARCH -- 1 From Teaching to Research -- 2 Finding Resources -- 3 Growth and Diversification of Research -- PART TWO: REFORMING INSTITUTIONS -- 4 Adjusting the Royal Society of Canada -- 5 The Birth of the Canadian Journal of Research -- PART THREE: CHANGING DEFINITIONS -- 6 In Search of a Collective Voice -- 7 Profession or Discipline? -- 8 Representing the Discipline -- Conclusion -- Statistical Appendix -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y.
Abstract:
Until the First World War, universities in Canada were dedicated primarily to liberal education and professors invested most of their energy in teaching and the preparation of courses. Today, universities have been transformed to serve a new generation of scholars devoted to research. Yves Gingras explores this transformation through a study of the development of the physics community in Canada.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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