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Introducing science through images : cases of visual popularization / Maria E. Gigante

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Gigante, Maria E.
Published
Columbia, SC : The University of South Carolina Press, 2018.
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1 online resource (xiv, 139 pages).
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Contents
Introduction : Popular science images and portals -- Frontispieces : Science's mythic origin story -- Portraits of scientists at work : the ethos of superiority and exclusion -- Popular magazine covers : supernatural science sells -- Portals on the Web : science-art competitions and a celebration of indeterminacy.
Summary
An examination of how images can serve as communication tools to popularize science in the public eye.
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9781611178753 (electronic bk.)
1611178754 (electronic bk.)
9781611178746 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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