{"title":"Books by Massimiano Bucchi","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780262551847","title":"Geniuses, Heroes, and Saints","description":"\u003cb\u003eA rich account of the world’s leading science prize told through the lives it has changed, the controversies it has generated, and the impact it has made on the public.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a world where the work of science largely remains inscrutable to the general public, the Nobel Prize confers a degree of intelligibility like no other honor. Our best-known and most prestigious award for individual scientific achievement, the Nobel attaches a brilliant face to a story of profound discovery, making moving headlines. In \u003ci\u003eGeniuses, Heroes, and Saints\u003c\/i\u003e, Massimiano Bucchi tells an equally compelling story of the Nobel’s transformation of science into an epic pursuit legible both to the field and to the public, bound up with the currents of historical change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree main narratives characterize the Nobel. The scientist as genius, portrayed as a creative visionary, an exceptional intellect reflecting a solitary and romantic ideal of great communicative impact. The scientist as national hero acts as a surrogate of competition among nations in a peaceful, rational contest. The scientist as saint shines with moral exceptionality, a figure worthy of celebration and worship, known for virtues such as modesty, humility, and total dedication, body and soul, to the scientific enterprise. Whether the recipient was Albert Einstein or a countryside doctor toiling for years in obscurity, whether the prize was worthily given or awarded to work later disproved, or whether we even remember the honorees today, the Nobel defined the image of science in the twentieth century, Bucchi shows, an image that still lives in all sorts of fascinating ways today.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56231978271093,"sku":"9780262551847","price":33.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780262551847_64e13a22-6806-4d02-a6b7-ae09f206f0f6.jpg?v=1786012872"},{"product_id":"9781032646725","title":"Science Communication","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is an accessible yet critical introduction to science communication viewed as the social conversation around science.  It addresses why science communication matters, examines the evolution of theories and practices, and explains concepts, myths, misunderstandings and challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56296084373877,"sku":"9781032646725","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781032646725_c854c8e6-8375-4f2f-8e53-53719c87be5b.jpg?v=1786017364"},{"product_id":"science-in-society","title":"Science in Society","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe world around us is continually being shaped by science, and by society’s relationship to it. In recent years sociologists have been increasingly preoccupied with the latter, and now in this fascinating book, Massimiano Bucchi provides a brief introduction to this topical issue. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBucchi provides clear and unassuming summaries of all the major theoretical positions within the sociology of science, illustrated with many fascinating examples. Theories covered include Thomas Kuhn's theory of scientific change, the sociology of scientific knowledge, actor-network theory, and the social construction of technology. The second half of the book looks at recent public controversies over the role of science in the modern world including:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* the Sokal affair, otherwise known as the science wars\u003cbr\u003e* debates over public understanding of science, such as global warming and genetically modified food\u003cbr\u003e* the implications of the human genome project.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis much needed introduction to a rapidly growing area brings theory alive and will be essential reading for all students of the sociology of science.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57503649268085,"sku":"9781138945968","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-massimiano-bucchi.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}