Globalizing Physics: One Hundred Years of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics

Globalizing Physics

One Hundred Years of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics

Edited by Roberto Lalli and Jaume Navarro

ISBN: 9780198878681

The case studies presented in this volume show the multitude of functions that IUPAP had and how these were related to the changing international political contexts. Highlighting how often scientific agendas and political imperatives were entangled in the activities of IUPAP, the book analyzes the work of the union as exercises of scientific diplomacy, thus contributing to the current debate on the use of science and technology in international relations.

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