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Lord Kelvin: The Dynamic Victorian by Sharlin, Harold I.
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller notes
- Binding
- Library Binding
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780271002033
- Subject Area
- Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
- Publication Name
- Lord Kelvin : the Dynamic Victorian
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania STATE University Press
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Subject
- Europe / Ireland, History, Science & Technology
- Publication Year
- 1990
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Item Weight
- 1.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 340 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pennsylvania STATE University Press
ISBN-10
0271002034
ISBN-13
9780271002033
eBay Product ID (ePID)
85951
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
340 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Lord Kelvin : the Dynamic Victorian
Subject
Europe / Ireland, History, Science & Technology
Publication Year
1990
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
1.5 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
78-050771
Dewey Edition
19
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
530/.092/4
Synopsis
William Thompson (1824-1907), later Lord Kelvin, was the foremost scientific figure of an age that saw the quest of classical physics concluded and marked the beginning of the modern era of atomic physics and relativity. Kelvin's role in the 19th-century scientific revolution can be compared with Newton's position in the 17th century and Einstein's in the 20th. Kelvin meets no simple definition of scientist-engineer. The reader of his biography will be introduced to an extraordinary figure of a past era who in no way fits the image of the modern specialist. It is just this characteristic of Kelvin's life that will take readers, scientists and nonscientists, into the wider universe of technological innovation derived from scientific theory. Kelvin's ideas are expressed in words, not in the language of mathematics. Kelvin directly influenced James Clerk Maxwell, whose work culminated in the electromagnetic theory of light, the theory that ushered in the modern period of electrical science and technology. Kelvin's work on the Atlantic cable shortened the space between Europe and America from weeks to seconds. His controversy with the Darwinians resulted in one of the few scientific debates that the Victorian public followed. Kelvin was the nonpareil scientist of the 19th century, and his biography encompasses the dynamic scientific changes of the Victorian age.
LC Classification Number
QC16.K3
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