To light such a candle : chapters in the history of science and technology
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To light such a candle : chapters in the history of science and technology
Oxford University Press, 1998
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Includes bibliographical references([355]-376p) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book is intended for historians of science, physicists and chemists and those interested in the relationship between pure and applied science.
Table of Contents
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
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