From Models to Simulations (History and Philosophy of Technoscience)

By: Franck Varenne

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Synopsis: This book analyses the impact computerization has had on contemporary science and explains the origins, technical nature and epistemological consequences of the current decisive interplay between technology and science: an intertwining of formalism, computation, data acquisition, data and visualization and how these factors have led to the spread of simulation models since the 1950s. Using historical, comparative and interpretative case studies from a range of disciplines, with a particular emphasis on the case of plant studies, the author shows how and why computers, data treatment devices and programming languages have occasioned a gradual but irresistible and massive shift from mathematical models to computer simulations.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 224 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781351660921
Related ISBNs:: 9780367586621, 9781315159904, 9781138065215
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 09/07/23
Copyrighted By:: Franck Varenne
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Science, Technology, Social Studies, Philosophy
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.