<i>A Companion to the History of American Science</i> offers a collection of essays that give an authoritative overview of the most recent scholarship on the history of American science.<br/><ul><li>Covers topics including astronomy, agriculture, chemistry, eugenics, Big Science, military technology, and more</li><li>Features contributions by the most accomplished scholars in the field of science history</li><li>Covers pivotal events in U.S. history that shaped the development of science and science policy such as WWII, the Cold War, and the Women¿s Rights movement</li></ul>