Spreading Chaos: The Role of Popularizations in the Diffusion of Scientific Ideas

Written Communication

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-68

  Paul, Danette ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

citation; Gleick; popular science; popularization; rhetoric; scientific rhetoric

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001182492     PISSN: 07410883     EISSN: 15528472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0741088303261035     Document Type: Article

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