Science on American television : a history / Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette.
| Author/creator | LaFollette, Marcel Chotkowski, 1944- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2013. |
| Description | x, 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Inventions and dreams -- Experimenting with illusion -- Elementary education, basic economics -- Dramatizing science -- Taking the audience's pulse -- Saving planet earth: fictions and facts -- Adjusting the lens: documentaries -- Monsters and diamonds: the price of exclusive access -- In splendid isolation: the public's television -- Defining what's new(s) about science -- Entrepreneurial popularization -- Warning: children in the audience -- Rarae aves: television's female scientists -- The Smithsonian's world: exclusivity and power -- All science, all the time. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2012003668 |
| ISBN | 9780226921990 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | 0226921999 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PN1992.8 .S33 L34 2013 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |