Langfristiges exponentielles Wachstum der Wissenschaft?

Abstract: "Ever since Derek de Solla Price's path breaking work, an exponential growth of science during the last 400 years has been assumed, eventually leading to a knowledge society. However, we are suggesting here that a more realistic picture of the growth of science and knowledge can be found by taking other forms of knowledge and knowledge production in early modern Europe into account: the number of experts instead of scientists and learned societies instead of universities. From this perspective, the growth of science looks a lot less spectacular. At the same time, the economic productivity of research and development seems to have decreased." (author's abstract)

Object Details

• Alternative title: Long-term exponential growth of science? A quantitative examina
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Deutsch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Langfristiges exponentielles Wachstum der Wissenschaft? ; volume:36 ; number:2 ; year:2011 ; pages:299-308 ; Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet (peer reviewed) ; Historical social research ; 36, Heft 2 (2011), 299-308

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Geschichte

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Schramm, Manuel

Further information

• DOI: 10.12759/hsr.36.2011.2.299-308
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-342162
• Rights: Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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