Background and Description
My latest book is for the adult nonfiction market and is titled From Lectern to Laboratory: How Science and Technology Changed the Face of America's Colleges. In it I examine the stranglehold that the classical liberal arts curriculum had on America's colonial and early antebellum colleges, relegating anything that smacked of the useful or practical arts (i.e., applied science) to the dustbin of education.
Changes in the American economy after the successful resolution of the War of 1812, however, highlighted the need not only for skilled manual workers, but also for a wide range of highly-trained professionals, especially to design, supervise, and manage large-scale construction and manufacturing projects. From Lectern to Laboratory discusses how these needs helped reshape the landscape of the college curriculum, giving rise to new programs, departments, and schools of science and techology at some of the oldest academic institutions in the country.
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Honors and Awards
Finalist in the Education/Academic category of the 2019 Best Book
Awards sponsored by the American Book Fest
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Ordering Information
Title: From Lectern to Laboratory
Subtitle: How Science and Technology Changed
the Face of America's Colleges
Author: W. Nikola-Lisa
Publisher: Gyroscope Books
Genre: Nonfiction
Age Level: Adult
Page Count: 311
Library of Congress Catalog Number: 2019902991
PCIP data included on copyright page
Pub. Date: September 12, 2019
available in the following formats:
978-0997252484 (hardcover)
978-0997252491 (paperback)
978-0578460710 (e-book)
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