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Scientific Babel: The language of science from the fall of Latin to the rise of English
Michael Gordin
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Description for Scientific Babel: The language of science from the fall of Latin to the rise of English
Paperback. Num Pages: 428 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 358.
Today, the language of science is English. But the dominance of this particular language is a relatively recent phenomenon - and far from a foregone conclusion. In a sweeping history that takes us from antiquity to the modern day, Michael D. Gordin untangles the web of politics, money, personality and international conflict that created the monoglot world of science we now inhabit. Beginning with the rise of Latin, Gordin reveals how we went on to use (and then lose) Dutch, Italian, Swedish and many other languages on the way, and sheds light on just how significant language ... Read more
Today, the language of science is English. But the dominance of this particular language is a relatively recent phenomenon - and far from a foregone conclusion. In a sweeping history that takes us from antiquity to the modern day, Michael D. Gordin untangles the web of politics, money, personality and international conflict that created the monoglot world of science we now inhabit. Beginning with the rise of Latin, Gordin reveals how we went on to use (and then lose) Dutch, Italian, Swedish and many other languages on the way, and sheds light on just how significant language ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781251157
SKU
V9781781251157
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99-50
About Michael Gordin
Michael Gordin is Rosengarten Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at Princeton University, where he specialises in the history of modern science. He was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship and is a Guggenheim Fellow. His love of language cannot be matched: a veritable polyglot, he speaks Russian, German, French, English, Ido, Esperanto and Latin among others. He ... Read more
Reviews for Scientific Babel: The language of science from the fall of Latin to the rise of English
Insightful, engaging and based on superb scholarship, lightly worn
Mark Viney
New Scientist
Erudite and engaging
Nature
He has hit on a marvellous idea and executed it with panache and laconic humour.
John Gallagher
Guardian
It is hard to imagine that anyone with even the slightest interest in science or language will ... Read more
Mark Viney
New Scientist
Erudite and engaging
Nature
He has hit on a marvellous idea and executed it with panache and laconic humour.
John Gallagher
Guardian
It is hard to imagine that anyone with even the slightest interest in science or language will ... Read more