Communicating Science: The Scientific Article from the 17th Century to the Present

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Alan G. Gross, Joseph E. Harmon, Michael S. Reidy Rhetoric of Science and Technology Edited by Alan Gross Information and Pricing 978-1-60235-120-2 (paperback, $30); 978-1-60235-457-9 (PDF, $19.99). 2009, Parlor Press. © 2002 Oxford University Press. 280 pages, with bibliography and index. Bookstores : Order by fax, mail, or phone. See our "Sales and Ordering Page" for details. What People Are Saying “[ Communicating Science ] offers a moment of coalescence in the rhetoric of science as a model of rigorous research, not likely to be duplicated soon. It will be a staple introductory text in science studies courses and a stimulant for better scholarship in the field.”  —Jeanne Fahnestock, Rhetoric Society Quarterly “ Communicating Science is a substantial contribution to the literature mapping out the changing language and rhetoric of the scientific article from 1665 to the present.” —Charles Bazerman, Isis “Gross, Harmon, and Reidy have set a new and higher standard for methodological and presentational rigor in scientific communication content analysis.” —Kathryn Northcut, Journal of Technical Writing and Communication “Gross, Harmon, and Reidy’s decision to emphasize depth over breadth is characteristic of groundbreaking scholarship.” —Suzanne Black, Journal of Business and Technical Communication “ Communicating Science is a marvel of scholarship and expression and deserves to be in the curriculum of every university’s rhetoric department.” —Tim Whalen, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication “The book will be an essential starting point for future discussion of the history of scientific writing.” —John Turney, Diversity and Distributions “A book to buy, to read, and to think about.” —A. J. (Tom) van Loon, European Science Editing About This Book Available now for the first time in paperback, Communicating Science: The Scientific Article from the 17th Century to the Present elaborates the emergence of the scientific article from its beginnings to the prese