| Humphry Davy: Science and Power Revised Edition Contributor(s): Knight, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521565391 ISBN-13: 9780521565394 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Binding Type: Paperback Published: February 1998 Annotation: In this illuminating and entertaining biography David Knight draws upon Humphry Davy's poetry, notebooks and informal writings to introduce us to one of the first professional scientists. Davy is best remembered for his work on laughing gas, for the arc lamp, for isolating sodium and potassium, for his theory that chemical affinity is electrical and, of course, for his safety lamp. His lectures on science made the fortunes of the Royal Institution in London, and he taught chemistry to the young Faraday. He is also recognized for his poetry and was the friend of Coleridge, Wordsworth and Byron. By investigating Davy's life Knight shows what it was like to be a creative scientist in Regency England, demonstrating the development of science and its institutions during this crucial period in history. Click for more in this series: Cambridge Science Biographies |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology - Science | History |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Cambridge Science Biographies |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 6" W x 9" L (0.77 lbs) 236 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Features: Bibliography, Concordance, Red Letter |
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