Instrumentation Between Science, State and Industry

1. A Fresh Look at Instrumentation: An Introduction; B. Joerges, T. Shinn. Part I: Origins of the Research-Technology Community. 2. From Theodolite to Spectral Apparatus: Joseph von Fraunhofer and the Invention of a German Optical Research-Technology; M.W. Jackson. 3. The Research-Technology Matrix: German Origins, 1860-1900; T. Shinn. Part II: Interstitial Worlds. 4. Displacing Radioactivity; X. Roqué. 5. Strange Cooperations: the U.S. Research-Technology Perspective, 1900-1955; T. Shinn. 6. Mediating Between Plant Science and Plant Breeding: The Role of Research-Technology; P. Nevers, et al. Part III: Purviews of Generic Instruments. 7. In Search of Space: Fourier Spectroscopy, 1950-1970; S.F. Johnston. 8. Putting Isotopes to Work: Liquid Scintillation Counters, 1950-1970; H.-J. Rheinberger. 9. Making Mice and Other Devices: The Dynamics of Instrumentation in American Biomedical Research (1930-1960); J.-P. Gaudillière. Part IV: Standardized Languages. 10. From Dynamometers to Simulations: Transforming Brake Testing Technology into Antilock Braking Systems; A. Johnson. 11. From the Laboratory to the Market: The Metrological Arenas of Research-Technology; A. Mallard. In Conclusion. 12. Research-Technology in Historical Perspective: An Attempt at Reconstruction; B. Joerges, T. Shinn. Bibliography of Selected References. List of Contributors. Bibliographical Notes on Contributors. Author Index.