Joshua Nall is curator of modern sciences at the Whipple Museum of the History of Science in the Department of the History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. He is a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, where he serves as chair of the society’s Heritage Committee.

News from Mars is a sophisticated work demonstrating how the modern discipline of astronomy forged new norms and identities amid the changing world of journalism and mass culture. The most important contribution of this book is to provide a convincing analysis of the symbiotic relationship between the media and scientific communities.

Joshua Nall is curator of modern sciences at the Whipple Museum of the History of Science in the Department of the History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. He is a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, where he serves as chair of the society’s Heritage Committee.

News from Mars is a sophisticated work demonstrating how the modern discipline of astronomy forged new norms and identities amid the changing world of journalism and mass culture. The most important contribution of this book is to provide a convincing analysis of the symbiotic relationship between the media and scientific communities.

Joshua Nall is curator of modern sciences at the Whipple Museum of the History of Science in the Department of the History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. He is a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, where he serves as chair of the society’s Heritage Committee.

News from Mars is a sophisticated work demonstrating how the modern discipline of astronomy forged new norms and identities amid the changing world of journalism and mass culture. The most important contribution of this book is to provide a convincing analysis of the symbiotic relationship between the media and scientific communities.