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 Britain, demonstrating the development of science and its institutions during this crucial period in history.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9780521565394
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96822808
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
236 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Humphry Davy: Science and Power
Publication Year
1998
Subject
Science
Type
Textbook
Author
David Knight
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
227 mm
Item Weight
370 g
Item Width
152 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
Title_Author
David Knight
Series Title
Cambridge Science Biographies
LeafCats
378
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
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