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Evolution of the scientific paper [electronic resource].

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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1992.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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Pages: (12 pages) : digital, PDF file
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Argonne National Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
The first papers reporting original research results in technical periodicals and proceedings appeared in the late 17th century. Since that time, the typical scientific paper has evolved from a fairly simple document, accessible to a general audience, to a much more complex one, aimed at a specialized audience. The purpose of this article is to give an overview of what the first scientific papers were like and how they evolved to their present form and style. To facilitate this discussion, the scientific paper's development has arbitrarily been divided into four stages: the origin and formative years of the scientific paper (1665-1765), emergence of scientific papers written for specialized publications (1765-1865), development of the modem scientific paper (1865-1965), and hyperspecialization and computerization of the modem scientific paper (1965- ).
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E 1.99:anl/cp-76315
E 1.99: conf-9209142--6
conf-9209142--6
anl/cp-76315
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Published through SciTech Connect.
01/01/1992.
"anl/cp-76315"
" conf-9209142--6"
"DE92019696"
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) international professional communications conference (IPCC): crossing frontiers, Santa Fe, NM (United States), 30 Sep 1992.
Harmon, J.E.
Funding Information
W-31109-ENG-38
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