The history of science popularization is explored from the Renaissance to the twenty-first century, examining its global impact. Key topics include representations of science in various media, educational settings, and the interplay between science and technology. The book highlights how public opinion and scientific expertise have influenced each other over time. Richly illustrated and informed by recent scholarship, it serves as an essential resource for students studying the relationship between science and the public sphere.
Agusti Nieto-Galan Bücher



From the 1880s to the 1920s, public performances of extreme fasting by caged hunger artists became a very popular source of entertainment. Agustà Nieto- Galan presents the history of this phenomenon as both urban spectacle and subject of scientific study and experiment.
Nieto-Galan explores the links between chemistry and industrial and military projects, national rivalries and international endeavours in twentieth-century Spain. He unveils the chemists' positions of power and their engagement in fierce ideological battles, drawing out elements of co-production between science and politics.