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“An ever-expanding universe of information”: Joseph Paxton and his followers in the communications revolution
- Author(s):
- David Bawden (see profile)
- Date:
- 2017
- Group(s):
- CityLIS
- Subject(s):
- History, Information science, Landscape architecture, Publishers and publishing, Communication in science
- Item Type:
- Conference paper
- Conf. Title:
- Paxton 150: histories and futures of public parks
- Conf. Org.:
- Department of Landscape, Sheffield University
- Conf. Loc.:
- Sheffield
- Conf. Date:
- 11-12 September 2015
- Tag(s):
- Publishing, Scientific communication
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M60920
- Abstract:
- Slides, notes and abstract for a presentation given a conference marking the 150th anniversary of the death of Sir Joseph Paxton. The presentation considers Paxton and his followers as authors, editors and publishers, establishing the knowledge base of horticulture and park design. They were participants in the wider dissemination of information made possible by the communications revolution of the nineteenth century, and pioneers of the developing information society.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 7 years ago
- License:
- Attribution-ShareAlike
paxton-150-presentation.pdf