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<p> In the early decades of the twentieth century, engagement with science was commonly used as an emblem of modernity. This phenomenon is now attracting increasing attention in different historical specialties. <i>Being Modern</i> builds on this recent scholarly interest to explore engagement with science across culture from the end of the nineteenth century to approximately 1940.</p><p>Addressing the breadth of cultural forms in Britain and the western world from the architecture of Le Corbusier to working class British science fiction, <i>Being Modern</i> paints a rich picture. Seventeen distinguished contributors from a range of fields including the cultural study of science and technology, art and architecture, English culture and literature examine the issues involved. The book will be a valuable resource for students, and a spur to scholars to further examination of culture as an interconnected web of which science is a critical part, and to supersede such tired formulations as 'Science and culture'.</p>