Bernard Lightman, Victorian Popularizers of Science: Designing Nature for New Audiences , Chicago University Press, Chicago (2007) xi + 545 pages, US$45 cloth (original) (raw)

Bernard Lightman's book explores the role of Victorian popularizers of science, illustrating how these figures communicated complex scientific ideas to non-specialist audiences. The study challenges previous positivist models of scientific communication by emphasizing the active role of both producers and consumers in shaping scientific knowledge. The insights derived from this book have significant implications for the historiography of science, revealing the complexity and diversity within popular science and its audiences.