A Vision of Modern Science: John Tyndall and the Role of the Scientist in Victorian Culture

by Ursula DeYoung

Book Overview

An examination of a pivotal moment in the history of science through the career and cultural impact of the historically neglected Victorian physicist John Tyndall, establishing him as an important figure of the period, whose scientific discoveries and philosophy of science in society are still relevant today.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230110533
• ISBN13: 9780230110533
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.3"