000698072 000__ 03719cam\a2200457Ii\4500 000698072 001__ 698072 000698072 005__ 20230306135811.0 000698072 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000698072 007__ cr\cnu---unuuu 000698072 008__ 140505s2014\\\\ne\a\\\\o\\\\\000\0\eng\d 000698072 0167_ $$a016724707$$2Uk 000698072 020__ $$a9789401780414 $$qelectronic book 000698072 020__ $$a9401780412 $$qelectronic book 000698072 020__ $$z9789401780407 000698072 0247_ $$a10.1007/978-94-017-8041-4$$2doi 000698072 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)ocn879177333 000698072 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)879177333 000698072 040__ $$aGW5XE$$beng$$erda$$epn$$cGW5XE$$dN$T$$dYDXCP$$dUKMGB$$dDEBBG$$dCOO 000698072 043__ $$anwcu--- 000698072 049__ $$aISEA 000698072 050_4 $$aQC9.C9 000698072 08204 $$a530.09$$223 000698072 24504 $$aThe history of physics in Cuba$$h[electronic resource] /$$cAngelo Baracca, Jürgen Renn, Helge Wendt, editors. 000698072 264_1 $$aDordrecht :$$bSpringer,$$c2014. 000698072 300__ $$a1 online resource (xxvi, 446 pages) :$$billustrations. 000698072 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 000698072 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 000698072 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 000698072 4901_ $$aBoston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science,$$x0068-0346 ;$$vvolume 304 000698072 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000698072 520__ $$aThis book brings together a broad spectrum of authors, both from inside and from outside Cuba, who describe the development of Cuba's scientific system from the colonial period to the present. It is a unique documentation of the self-organizing power of a local scientific community engaged in scientific research on an international level. The first part includes several contributions that reconstruct the different stages of the history of physics in Cuba, from its beginnings in the late colonial era to the present. The second part comprises testimonies of Cuban physicists, who offer lively insights from the perspective of the actors themselves. The third part presents a series of testimonies by foreign physicists, some of whom were directly involved in developing Cuban physics, in particular in the development of teaching and research activities in the early years of the Escuela de Fisica. The fourth part of the volume deals with some of the issues surrounding the publishing of scientific research in Cuba. Cuba's recent history and current situation are very controversial issues. Little is known about the development and status of higher education and scientific research on the island. However, Cuba has one of the highest proportions in the world of people with a university degree or doctorate and is known for its highly developed medical system. This book focuses on a comprehensive overview of the history of the development of one specific scientific discipline: physics in Cuba. It traces the evolution of an advanced research system in a developing country and shows a striking capacity to link the development of modern research with the concrete needs of the country and its population. A little known aspect is the active participation of several "western" physicists and technicians during the 1960s, the role of summer schools, organized by French, Italian, and other western physicists, as well as the active collaboration with European universities. 000698072 588__ $$aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 5, 2014). 000698072 650_0 $$aPhysics$$zCuba$$xHistory. 000698072 7001_ $$aBaracca, Angelo,$$eeditor. 000698072 7001_ $$aRenn, Jürgen,$$d1956-,$$eeditor. 000698072 7001_ $$aWendt, Helge,$$eeditor. 000698072 830_0 $$aBoston studies in the philosophy and history of science ;$$vv.304.$$x0068-0346 000698072 852__ $$bebk 000698072 85640 $$3SpringerLink$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8041-4$$zOnline Access 000698072 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:698072$$pGLOBAL_SET 000698072 980__ $$aEBOOK 000698072 980__ $$aBIB 000698072 982__ $$aEbook 000698072 983__ $$aOnline 000698072 994__ $$a92$$bISE