From Models to Simulations
From Models to Simulations by Franck Varenne, published by Routledge in 2019, is a comprehensive exploration of the impact of computerization on contemporary science. This edition, consisting of 223 pages, delves into the origins, technical nature, and epistemological consequences of the interplay between technology and science, particularly focusing on the evolution from mathematical models to computer simulations since the 1950s.
Readers will find a detailed analysis that employs historical, comparative, and interpretative case studies across various disciplines, with a notable emphasis on plant studies. The book examines how advancements in computers, data treatment devices, and programming languages have facilitated a significant shift in scientific methodologies. By addressing themes related to the philosophy of science and the social aspects of technology, this work provides insights into the transformative role of simulation models in the life sciences and beyond.
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This book analyses the impact computerization has had on contemporary science and explains the origins, technical nature and epistemological consequences of the current decisive interplay between technology and science: an intertwining of formalism, computation, data acquisition, data and visualization and how these factors have led to the spread of simulation models since the 1950s.
Using historical, comparative and interpretative case studies from a range of disciplines, with a particular emphasis on the case of plant studies, the author shows how and why computers, data treatment devices and programming languages have occasioned a gradual but irresistible and massive shift from mathematical models to computer simulations.
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