The Launching of Modern American Science, 1846–1876 explained

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The Launching of Modern American Science, 1846–1876
Author:	Robert V. Bruce
Country:	United States
Genre:	History
Publisher:	Knopf
Pub Date:	1987
Pages:	464
Awards:	Pulitzer Prize for History
Isbn:	978-1597401920

The Launching of Modern American Science, 1846–1876 is a 1987 nonfiction book by American historian Robert V. Bruce, published by Knopf.^[1] The book is a social history chronicling a three-decade period in American science. It won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for History.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The launching of modern American science, 1846-1876 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140610193339/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-6019885.html . dead . June 10, 2014 . Stephens, Lester D. . September 18, 1987 . Science . December 8, 2012.
2. Web site: Robert Bruce, 84; BU professor won Pulitzer for history . https://web.archive.org/web/20140610193336/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-15213474.html . dead . June 10, 2014 . Bryan Marguard . January 30, 2008 . The Boston Globe . 8 December 2012.