This volume covers six eminent British scientists whose work and personality have not receded into the same depth of perspective as their predecessors of the 19th century, but the tremendous changes following the two world wars have already cut them off sharply from this generation.
This volume covers six eminent British scientists whose work and personality have not receded into the same depth of perspective as their predecessors...
Crowther has chosen five of the greatest scientists of the 19th century - Davy, Faraday, Clerk-Maxwell, Joule, Lord Kelvin - and examines every aspect of their lives and work.
Crowther has chosen five of the greatest scientists of the 19th century - Davy, Faraday, Clerk-Maxwell, Joule, Lord Kelvin - and examines every aspect...
