{"product_id":"split-and-splice-hans-jzirg-rheinberger-9780226825304","title":"Split and Splice: A Phenomenology of Experimentation","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn esteemed historian of science explores the diversity of scientific experimentation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The experiment has long been seen as a test bed for theory, but in \u003ci\u003eSplit and Splice\u003c\/i\u003e, Hans-Jörg Rheinberger makes the case, instead, for treating experimentation as a creative practice. His latest book provides an innovative look at the experimental protocols and connections that have made the life sciences so productive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Delving into the materiality of the experiment, the first part of the book assesses traces, models, grafting, and note-taking--the conditions that give experiments structure and make discovery possible. The second section widens its focus from micro-level laboratory processes to the temporal, spatial, and narrative links between experimental systems. Rheinberger narrates with accessible examples, most of which are drawn from molecular biology, including from the author's laboratory notebooks from his years researching ribosomes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A critical hit when it was released in Germany, \u003ci\u003eSplit and Splice \u003c\/i\u003edescribes a method that involves irregular results and hit-or-miss connections--not analysis, not synthesis, but the splitting and splicing that form a scientific experiment. Building on Rheinberger's earlier writing about science and epistemology, this book is a major achievement by one of today's most influential theorists of scientific practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hans-Jörg Rheinberger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226825302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226825304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2023","brand":"Hans-Jörg Rheinberger","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46173071474943,"sku":"9780226825304","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_344909f2-e48c-4292-8ae3-21b07f1ad4d3.jpg?v=1727179904","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/split-and-splice-hans-jzirg-rheinberger-9780226825304","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}