Writing the history of virology in the twentieth century: Discovery, disciplines, and conceptual change

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue , 2016, Pages 145-153

  Méthot, Pierre Olivier ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discipline formation; Discovery and scientific change; Experimental practices; Historiography; Tobacco mosaic virus; Virus concept

Indexed keywords

HISTORY; VIROLOGY; VIRUS;

HISTORIOGRAPHY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; VIROLOGY; VIRUSES;

EID: 84962236520     PISSN: 13698486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2016.02.011     Document Type: Article

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