To Light Such a Candle
Published on 1. February 1998
Book
Hardback
396 pages
978-0-19-850056-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book is intended for historians of science, physicists and chemists and those interested in the relationship between pure and applied science.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
10 halftones, 50 line drawings, bibliography, index
ISBN-13
978-0-19-850056-8 (9780198500568)
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Content
1: Science and technology. 2: James Watt and the science of thermodynamics. 3: Daguerre, Talbot, and the legacy of photography. 4: Michael Faraday and electric power. 5: James Clerk Maxwell and radio transmission. 6: J.J. Thomson and the world of electronics. 7: The Braggs and molecular architecture. 8: Planck, Einstein, the quantum theory, and relativity. 9: Scientists, science, and society. Bibliography and notes. Index