| Experimenting in Tongues: Studies in Science and Language Contributor(s): Dörries, Matthias (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0804744416 ISBN-13: 9780804744416 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects - Science | Essays - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 501.4 |
| LCCN: 2001057652 |
| Series: Writing Science |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" (1.11 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Leading scholars in the history of science address the historical, methodological, and ideological motivation behind scientists' use of language metaphors, such as "reading" the human genome, "rewriting" the genetic code, and developing programming "language." |