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• catalog abstract "This collection of original historical essays examines aspects of the relationship between science and the nation's oldest academic institution. This is history as viewed from the varying perspectives of a group of scholars for whom science at Harvard University is a significant component of their ongoing research. Thus, the essays are of specialist interest, while collectively the volume is a case study of science in an institutional setting. In conducting their research, the authors have used a wealth of primary sources from the Harvard Archives and other repositories. The volume opens with a thematic introduction by Margaret Rossiter reflecting the picture of Harvard science drawn in the several papers in the volume, while suggesting ways in which a study of Harvard relates to and illuminates the history of science in America. The subsequent papers follow a generally chronological sequence, beginning with Sara Schechner Genuth's study of attitudes toward comets in relation to early Harvard University programs and functions. Mary Ann James examines the beginnings of applied science at Harvard, and Bruce Sinclair continues that theme with a comparative study of MIT and Harvard. Toby Appel's paper on zoologist Jeffries Wyman identifies the special part that personal character plays in institutional history. Curtis Hinsley concentrates on facilities and shows how the Peabody Museum gave rise to teaching in anthropology. David Livingstone's biographical treatment of Nathaniel S. Shaler reveals a number of intellectual strands running through the University in the late nineteenth century, and John Parascandola's paper on L.J. Henderson likewise deals with a figure of wide influence and many interests, ranging from biochemistry to sociology. The latter topic leads to Lawrence Nichols's account of the rise of sociology at Harvard. A view of the internal tensions within psychology are seen in Rodney Triplet's study of Henry A. Murray. I. Bernard Cohen examines the relations among Howard Aiken, IBM, and Harvard in the development of the Mark I computer, while Peggy Kidwell studies the Observatory community during World War II and its response to national defense and a developing federal support system. Finally, Clark Elliott considers the history of Harvard science as a field for study through a review of published literature and archival sources and makes suggestions for further investigation.".
• catalog contributor b3084178.
• catalog contributor b3084179.
• catalog created "c1992.".
• catalog date "1992".
• catalog date "c1992.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1992.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog description "Philanthropy, structure, and personality : or, the interplay of outside money and inside influence / Margaret W. Rossiter -- From heaven's alarm to public appeal : comets and the rise of astronomy at Harvard / Sara Schechner Genuth -- Engineering an environment for change : Bigelow, Peirce, and early nineteenth-century practical education at Harvard / Mary Ann James -- Harvard, MIT, and the ideal technical education / Bruce Sinclair -- A scientific career in the age of character : Jeffries Wyman and natural history at Harvard / Toby A. Appel -- The museum origins of Harvard anthropology, 1866-1915 / Curtis M. Hinsley -- A geologist by profession, a geographer by inclination : Nathaniel Southgate Shaler and geography at Harvard / David N. Livingstone -- L.J. Henderson and the mutual dependence of variables : from physical chemistry to Pareto / John Parascandola -- The establishment of sociology at Harvard : a case of organizational ambivalence and scientific vulnerability / Lawrence T. Nichols -- Harvard psychology, the psychological clinic, and Henry A. Murray : a case study in the establishment of disciplinary boundaries / Rodney G. Triplet -- Howard H. Aiken, Harvard University, and IBM : cooperation and conflict / I. Bernard Cohen -- Harvard astronomers and World War II-- disruption and opportunity / Peggy Aldrich Kidwell -- The further study of Harvard science (1636-1945) : sources and suggestions ; Appendix 1 : Bibliography on the history of the sciences at Harvard (1636-1945) ; Appendix 2 : Chronological overview of Harvard science (1636-1945) / Clark A. Elliott.".
• catalog description "The latter topic leads to Lawrence Nichols's account of the rise of sociology at Harvard. A view of the internal tensions within psychology are seen in Rodney Triplet's study of Henry A. Murray. I. Bernard Cohen examines the relations among Howard Aiken, IBM, and Harvard in the development of the Mark I computer, while Peggy Kidwell studies the Observatory community during World War II and its response to national defense and a developing federal support system. Finally, Clark Elliott considers the history of Harvard science as a field for study through a review of published literature and archival sources and makes suggestions for further investigation.".
• catalog description "The subsequent papers follow a generally chronological sequence, beginning with Sara Schechner Genuth's study of attitudes toward comets in relation to early Harvard University programs and functions. Mary Ann James examines the beginnings of applied science at Harvard, and Bruce Sinclair continues that theme with a comparative study of MIT and Harvard. Toby Appel's paper on zoologist Jeffries Wyman identifies the special part that personal character plays in institutional history. Curtis Hinsley concentrates on facilities and shows how the Peabody Museum gave rise to teaching in anthropology. David Livingstone's biographical treatment of Nathaniel S. Shaler reveals a number of intellectual strands running through the University in the late nineteenth century, and John Parascandola's paper on L.J. Henderson likewise deals with a figure of wide influence and many interests, ranging from biochemistry to sociology. ".
• catalog description "This collection of original historical essays examines aspects of the relationship between science and the nation's oldest academic institution. This is history as viewed from the varying perspectives of a group of scholars for whom science at Harvard University is a significant component of their ongoing research. Thus, the essays are of specialist interest, while collectively the volume is a case study of science in an institutional setting. In conducting their research, the authors have used a wealth of primary sources from the Harvard Archives and other repositories. The volume opens with a thematic introduction by Margaret Rossiter reflecting the picture of Harvard science drawn in the several papers in the volume, while suggesting ways in which a study of Harvard relates to and illuminates the history of science in America. ".
• catalog extent "380 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Science at Harvard University.".
• catalog identifier "0934223122 (alk. paper)".
• catalog isFormatOf "Science at Harvard University.".
• catalog issued "1992".
• catalog issued "c1992.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Bethlehem : Lehigh University Press ; London ; Cranbury, N.J. : Associated University Presses,".
• catalog relation "Science at Harvard University.".
• catalog spatial "Massachusetts Cambridge".
• catalog spatial "Massachusetts".
• catalog subject "509/.744/4 20".
• catalog subject "Harvard University History.".
• catalog subject "Harvard University.".
• catalog subject "Q 127.U6 S4163 1992".
• catalog subject "Q127.U6 S3163 1992".
• catalog subject "Science Massachusetts Cambridge History.".
• catalog subject "Science Massachusetts History.".
• catalog subject "Universities Massachusetts History.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Philanthropy, structure, and personality : or, the interplay of outside money and inside influence / Margaret W. Rossiter -- From heaven's alarm to public appeal : comets and the rise of astronomy at Harvard / Sara Schechner Genuth -- Engineering an environment for change : Bigelow, Peirce, and early nineteenth-century practical education at Harvard / Mary Ann James -- Harvard, MIT, and the ideal technical education / Bruce Sinclair -- A scientific career in the age of character : Jeffries Wyman and natural history at Harvard / Toby A. Appel -- The museum origins of Harvard anthropology, 1866-1915 / Curtis M. Hinsley -- A geologist by profession, a geographer by inclination : Nathaniel Southgate Shaler and geography at Harvard / David N. Livingstone -- L.J. Henderson and the mutual dependence of variables : from physical chemistry to Pareto / John Parascandola -- The establishment of sociology at Harvard : a case of organizational ambivalence and scientific vulnerability / Lawrence T. Nichols -- Harvard psychology, the psychological clinic, and Henry A. Murray : a case study in the establishment of disciplinary boundaries / Rodney G. Triplet -- Howard H. Aiken, Harvard University, and IBM : cooperation and conflict / I. Bernard Cohen -- Harvard astronomers and World War II-- disruption and opportunity / Peggy Aldrich Kidwell -- The further study of Harvard science (1636-1945) : sources and suggestions ; Appendix 1 : Bibliography on the history of the sciences at Harvard (1636-1945) ; Appendix 2 : Chronological overview of Harvard science (1636-1945) / Clark A. Elliott.".
• catalog title "Science at Harvard University : historical perspectives / edited by Clark A. Elliott and Margaret W. Rossiter.".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".