Color makes its way into natural science images as early as the research process. It serves for self-reflection and for communication within the scientific community. However, color does not follow a standard in the natural sciences: its meaning is contingent, even though culturally conditioned.
Digital publishing enhances the use of color in scientific publications; at the same time. SCIENCE IN COLOR Visualizing Achromatic Knowledge Bettina Bock von W lÞngen (Ed.) SCIENCE IN COLOR Visualizing Achromatic Knowledge. Color makes its way into natural science images as early as the research process.
It serves for self-reflection and for communication within the scientific community. However, color does not follow a standard in the natural its meaning is contingent, even though culturally conditioned. Digital publishing enhances the use of color in scientific publications; at the same time, globalization.
This book investigates the function of color in historical and current visualizations for scientific purposes, its epistemic role as a tool, and its long neglect due to symbolic and gender. A study of Boetti's 1988 work Map, a tapestry map of the pre-postcommunist world made of brightly colored, painstakingly woven national flags; illustrated with many color images. Science in Color: Visualizing Achromatic Knowledge 1st Edition and published by De Gruyter.
The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for Science in Color are 9783110605211, 311060521X and the print ISBNs are 9783110604689, 311060468X.
