'The Whipple Museum and its associated scholars continue to illuminate how matter and meaning intersect in fourteen fascinating items from the collection, from mosses to mechanical monkeys, computers to cloud cameras. Taken together, these lively essays are an object lesson in how close attention to the material history of science changes how we think about what science is, who does it, and how it changes.' Lorraine Daston, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science 'The real power of a world-class museum is not only to preserve, but to illuminate the past, through constantly interrogating its collections and reassessing them in light of ever-increasing historical perspective gained through fresh and deep scholarship. This collection of essays attests to the Whipple's continuing intellectual, cultural and social vitality.' David H. DeVorkin, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution 'Cambridge is fortunate to be the home of the Whipple Museum - and it is fitting that its 75th anniversary should be celebrated by a book that deserves wide readership. The Museum's collection fascinates and enlightens all who visit. And we are doubly fortunate that these artefacts have inspired so much scholarly interest - as manifested by the fascinating and authoritative chapters gathered in this fine volume.' Martin Rees, Astronomy Royal and Former Master of Trinity College 'The volume exemplifies the best of science writing. Many helpful illustrations and an appendix of student research conducted at the library accompany the text.' N. Sadanand, Choice
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