Description: Recovering the controversies and commentary surrounding the early creation of scientific photography and drawing on a wide range of new sources and critical theories, Tucker establishes a greater understanding of the rich visual culture of Victorian science and alternative forms of knowledge, including psychical research.
Brief description: Jennifer Tucker is an associate professor of history, science in society, and gender studies at Wesleyan University. Her work has been published in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Boston Globe.
Review Quotes: As Jennifer Tucker argues in this densely researched book, evaluating evidence involves social values--class, gender, and race--as well as scientific protocols.
--Patrizia Di Bello, Bulletin of the History of Medicine