{"product_id":"thing-knowledge-davis-baird-9780520232495","title":"Thing Knowledge: A Philosophy of Scientific Instruments","description":"Western philosophers have traditionally concentrated on theory as the means for expressing knowledge about a variety of phenomena. This absorbing book challenges this fundamental notion by showing how objects themselves, specifically scientific instruments, can express knowledge. As he considers numerous intriguing examples, Davis Baird gives us the tools to \"read\" the material products of science and technology and to understand their place in culture. Making a provocative and original challenge to our conception of knowledge itself, \u003ci\u003eThing Knowledge \u003c\/i\u003edemands that we take a new look at theories of science and technology, knowledge, progress, and change. Baird considers a wide range of instruments, including Faraday's first electric motor, eighteenth-century mechanical models of the solar system, the cyclotron, various instruments developed by analytical chemists between 1930 and 1960, spectrometers, and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Davis Baird\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520232496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520232495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.06w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2004 pg. 123","brand":"Davis Baird","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44128478036223,"sku":"9780520232495","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_35b0f9f8-9861-4933-a72c-2700ab4f1f66.jpg?v=1687458859","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thing-knowledge-davis-baird-9780520232495","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}