Innocent Experiments: Childhood and the Culture of Popular Science in the United States
(Part of the Studies in United States Culture Series)
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From the 1950s to the digital age, Americans have pushed their children to live science-minded lives, cementing scientific discovery and youthful curiosity as inseparable ideals. In this multifaceted work, historian Rebecca Onion examines the rise of informal children's science education in the twentieth century, from the proliferation of home chemistry sets after World War I to the century-long boom in child-centered science museums. Onion looks...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:146962947X
ISBN13:9781469629476
Release Date:October 2016
Publisher:University of North Carolina Press
Length:240 Pages
Weight:2.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"
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