Gary Werskey

Gary Werskey is a historian of science who focused on the relationship between Marxism and science. He provided a new introduction to Science at the Crossroads when it was republished in 1971, and published The Visible College in 1978.[1]

Werskey was a member of the Radical Science Journal for whom he wrote "Marxist critiques of capitalist science -–A history in three movements?"[2] Here he discussed two British radical science movements firstly in the 1930s–40s, and secondly in the 1960s–70s, and speculated about the possibilities of a third movement.[3]

References

  1. Sheehan, Helena. "Marxism & Science Studies: a sweep through the decades" (PDF). Core ac. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. Hales, Mike. "Activist lives -radical science". FoP RoP. Hales. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. Hales, Mike (7 November 2018). "Peer-to-peer-commons - The historical 'third movement' of radical science? It can only get better". P2P Foundation. P2P Foundation. Retrieved 18 July 2020.


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