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Interpreting Science at Museums and Historic Sites
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2023
Summary
Ask not what science can do for you, but what public history can do for science!
Interpreting Science in Museums and Historic Sites stresses the untapped potential of historical artifacts to inform our understanding of scientific topics. It argues that science gains ground when contextualized in museums and historic sites. Engaging audiences in conversations about hot topics such as health and medical sciences or climate change and responses to it, mediated by a history museum, can emphasize scientific rigor and the time lag between discovery and confirmation of societal benefit. Interpreting Science emphasizes the urgency of this work, provides a toolkit to start and sustain the work, shares case studies that model best practice, and resources useful to facilitate and sustain a science-infused public history.
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Copyright year
2023
ISBN-Print
978-1-5381-7274-2
ISBN-Online
978-1-5381-7276-6
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
240
Product type
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Conclusion No access Pages 169 - 176
Selected Readings No access Pages 177 - 194
Timeline of Scientific Advances, Controversies, Policies, and Legislation No access Pages 195 - 202
Index No access Pages 203 - 234
About the Editors and Contributors No access Pages 235 - 240
