Have you seen Jon Turney's book Frankenstein's Footsteps:
Science Genetics and Popular Culture? (Yale UP, ISBN 0-
300-07417-4). And I'm sure there have been papers on this
subject in the journal Public Understanding of Science.
Barbara
On 2 Jul 2001, at 11:25, Simon ,Miss Louise wrote:
> You might like to search the Wellcome Trust's library catalogue
> at http://library.wellcome.ac.uk/. I suggest choosing the
> Entire Catalogue option as this will search for titles both in
> the Information Service (which covers contemporary issues) and
> the History of Medicine Library collections.
>
> I have done an initial search and there appears to be quite a
> lot on science fiction and its impact on science in society.
> You may have to look more closely to see whether the public
> understanding perspective is covered.
>
> The Wellcome Trust library is a public reference library and you
> are welcome to visit to consult the collection. Please contact
> me (off the list) if you need further details.
>
> Regards
> Louise Simon
>
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> Have you visited psci-com, the searchable database of quality
> internet resources on the public understanding of science?
> Click on http://www.psci-com.org.uk
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Brockway [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 29 June 2001 21:41
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Science fiction/Science communication
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>
> Hello all,
> First of all, sorry for any cross posting.
> I am currently working on my masters dissertation on what effect
> popular science fiction has had on the general public's
> understanding of science and technology. With this in mind I am
> interested in if anyone knows about past work in the subject
> area or in general comments/views from the group on the topic.
> Any and all leads gratefully accepted. Thanks Matt......
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