Science in Color : Visualizing Achromatic Knowledge
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| Title: | Science in Color : Visualizing Achromatic Knowledge |
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| Description: | Color makes its way into natural science images as early as the research process. It serves for self-reflection and for communication within the scientific community. However, color does not follow a standard in the natural sciences: its meaning is contingent, even though culturally conditioned. Digital publishing enhances the use of color in scientific publications; at the same time, globalization promotes the idea of universal color symbolism. This book investigates the function of color in historical and current visualizations for scientific purposes, its epistemic role as a tool, and its long neglect due to symbolic and gender-specific connotations. The publication thus closes a research gap in the natural sciences and the humanities. |
| Authors: | Bettina Bock von Wülfingen |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Polychromy, Color, Visualization, Science |
| Categories: | ART / General, ART / Techniques / Color |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | Color makes its way into natural science images as early as the research process. It serves for self-reflection and for communication within the scientific community. However, color does not follow a standard in the natural sciences: its meaning is contingent, even though culturally conditioned. Digital publishing enhances the use of color in scientific publications; at the same time, globalization promotes the idea of universal color symbolism. This book investigates the function of color in historical and current visualizations for scientific purposes, its epistemic role as a tool, and its long neglect due to symbolic and gender-specific connotations. The publication thus closes a research gap in the natural sciences and the humanities. |
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| ISBN: | 9783110604689 9783110605204 9783110605211 |
