A vision of modern science: John Tyndall and the role of the scientist in Victorian culture

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. URSULA DeYOUNG Received her doctorate from Oxford University. She has taught at Oxford and Harvard. INDICE: Tyndall's Work as a Scientist: Practice and Reception - Tyndall's Philosophy of Science and Nature: The Influences of Carlyle, Emerson, Goethe and Faraday - Tyndall and Theology: The Definition and Boundaries of Science - Tyndall as Reformer: The Place of Science in Education - Science After Tyndall: The Growth of University Laboratories - Conclusion: Scientists in British Culture, 1870-1900

• ISBN: 978-0-230-11053-3
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 280
• Fecha Publicación: 07/02/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Desconocido