Global Mega-Science
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Global Mega-Science

Universities, Research Collaborations, and Knowledge Production

  1. 254 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Global Mega-Science

Universities, Research Collaborations, and Knowledge Production

About this book

Never has the world been as rich in scientific knowledge as it is today. But what are its main sources? In accessible and engaging fashion, Global Mega-Science examines the origins of this unprecedented growth of knowledge production over the past hundred and twenty years. David P. Baker and Justin J.W. Powell integrate sociological and historical approaches with unique scientometric data to argue that at the heart of this phenomenon is the unparalleled cultural success of universities and their connection to science: the university-science model. Considering why science is so deeply linked to (higher) educational development, the authors analyze the accumulation of capacity to produce research—and demonstrate how the university facilitates the emerging knowledge society.

  The age of global mega-science was built on the symbiotic relationship between higher education and science, especially the worldwide research collaborations among networked university-based scientists. These relationships are key for scholars and citizens to understand the past, future, and sustainability of science.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface. A Journey Across the Century of Science
  7. 1. Professor Price’s Error: The Rise of Global Mega-Science
  8. 2. Talcott’s Prediction: Why a Century of Science?
  9. 3. Göttingen and Beyond: The Ascendant German Research University
  10. 4. Modest Origins: The Expansive American University-Science Model
  11. 5. C. N. Yang’s Children: Globalize or Fade
  12. 6. The Theologian’s Institutes: A Culture of Scientific Genius as Counterfactual
  13. 7. It’s Simple Engineering: Pursuing the World-Class University in East Asia
  14. 8. Mega-Science Goes Global: Investing in the Twenty-First-Century University
  15. 9. Chasing Neutrinos Through Networks of Science: University Collaborations and Scientization
  16. 10. Conclusion: Global Mega-Science, Universities, and Their Joint Future
  17. Acknowledgments
  18. Notes
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index
  21. Back Cover