The Laboratory Revolution and the Creation of the Modern University, 1830-1940(English, Paperback, unknown)

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The Laboratory Revolution and the Creation of the Modern University, 1830-1940(English, Paperback, unknown) is written by unknown and published by Taylor & Francis Ltd. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1041188331 (ISBN 10) and 9781041188339 (ISBN 13).

The modern research university originated in Europe in the second half of the nineteenth century, largely due to the creation and expansion of the teaching and research laboratory. The universities and the sciences underwent a laboratory revolution that fundamentally changed the nature of both. This revolutionary development began in chemistry, where Justus Liebig is credited with systematically employing his students in his ongoing research during the 1830s. Later, this development spread to other fields, including the social sciences and the humanities. The consequences for the universities were colossal. The expansion of the laboratories demanded extensive new building programs, reshaping the outlook of the university. The social structure of the university also diversified because of this laboratory expansion, while what it meant to be a scientist changed dramatically. This volume explores the spatial, social, and cultural dimensions of the rise of the modern research laboratory within universities and their consequent reshaping.