Books Archive - University of Pittsburgh Press

Evolutionary Theories and Religious Traditions

National, Transnational, and Global Perspectives, 1800–1920

Edited By Bernard Lightman, Sarah Qidwai

How Intellectuals and Global Publics Viewed the Relationship between Evolution and Diverse Religious Traditions

Scientific Advice to the Nineteenth-Century British State

By Roland Jackson

Traces the Early Evolution of Britain’s System of Scientific Advice

The Correspondence of John Tyndall, Volume 13

The Correspondence, June 1872–September 1873

Edited By Michael D. Barton, Joseph D. Martin, Gregory Radick, Roy MacLeod

Letters Showing Tyndall’s Widespread Esteem and Increasing Social Status

The Age of Mammals

International Paleontology in the Long Nineteenth Century

By Chris Manias

Shows the Cultural Resonance of Mammal Paleontology from an International Perspective

The Correspondence of John Tyndall, Volume 12

The Correspondence, March 1871-May 1872

Edited By Anne DeWitt, Kathleen Sheppard

Letters Showing Tyndall as an Established Man of Science

Compound Remedies

Galenic Pharmacy from the Ancient Mediterranean to New Spain

By Paula S. DeVos

A Unique History of the Galenic Pharmaceutical Tradition in New Spain

The Many Voices of Modern Physics

Written Communication Practices of Key Discoveries

By Joseph E. Harmon, Alan G. Gross

A Tribute to the Communicative Practices of Physicists in the Twentieth Century

The Architecture of Evolution

The Science of Form in Twentieth-Century Evolutionary Biology

By Marco Tamborini

How the History of Morphology Made the Advent of Evolutionary Developmental Biology Possible

The Dynamics of Science

Computational Frontiers in History and Philosophy of Science

Edited By Grant Ramsey, Andreas De Block

Provides a Fresh Perspective on What Science Is and How and Why It Changes

The Globalization of Wheat

A Critical History of the Green Revolution

By Marci Baranski

Debunks Myths of the Green Revolution with a Long-Awaited Critique of Wide Adaptation

Making Entomologists

How Periodicals Shaped Scientific Communities in Nineteenth-Century Britain

By Matthew Wale

Illuminates the Diverse Communities of Victorian Insect Collectors Who Contributed to the Study of Natural History

Seduced by Radium

How Industry Transformed Science in the American Marketplace

By Maria Rentetzi

Traces the Evolution of Radium from a Scientific Object to a Desirable Commodity

Technocratic Visions

Engineers, Technology, and Society in Mexico

Edited By J. Justin Castro, James A. Garza

Explores Mexico’s Long History of State-Influenced Engineering

The Correspondence of John Tyndall, Volume 9

The Correspondence, February 1865—December 1866

Edited By Michael D. Barton, Iwan Rhys Morus, James C. Ungureanu, Geoffrey Belknap

Letters Revealing the Increasing Scope of Tyndall’s Activities

The Correspondence of John Tyndall, Volume 11

The Correspondence, January 1869-February 1871

Edited By Adrian Kirwan, Elizabeth Neswald

Letters Detailing Highly Productive and Wide-Ranging Research

Science / History