TY - GEN AU - B.Yardley,Christopher TI - The Representation of Science and Scientists on Stamps SN - OAPEN_569090 PY - 2015/// PB - ANU Press KW - Social & cultural history KW - bicssc KW - history KW - science KW - art KW - stamps KW - scientists KW - communication KW - China KW - New Zealand KW - Postage stamp KW - Russia KW - United States N1 - Open Access N2 - The Representation of Science and Scientists on Postage Stamps examines how the postal authorities of the world have developed unique techniques to portray science and scientists in order to convey a message behind the stamp issue. It is a multi-disciplinary examination that investigates visual representation, semiotics, science, science history and politics, amongst other issues. The author introduces and describes a technique for looking at how and why images may have been chosen. Is the image a mirror reflecting a known reality or is it a lens to challenge, to prompt further thought or action? He also hypothesises that the Internet created a real change to science communication, influencing the way images of science were used. The stamp message changed from that of pursuing a public understanding approach to an awareness of science with its increasing contextual content UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/33142/1/569090.pdf UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/33142/1/569090.pdf UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/33142/1/569090.pdf UR - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/26779 ER -