A Vision of Modern Science [electronic resource] : John Tyndall and the Role of the Scientist in Victorian Culture /
DeYoung, U.author.
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.
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Coverpage; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Tyndall's Work as a Scientist: Practice and Reception; 2 Tyndall's Philosophy of Science and Nature: The Influences of Carlyle, Emerson, Goethe, and Faraday; 3 Tyndall and Theology: The Definition and Boundaries of Science; 4 Tyndall as Reformer: The Place of Science in Education; 5 Science after Tyndall: The Growth of University Laboratories; Conclusion: Scientists in British Culture, 1870-1900; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Tyndall, John, 1820-1893.
Tyndall, John, 1820-1893
History.
Popular works.
Great Britain—History.
Philosophy and science.
Social history.
History, Modern.
History of Science.
Popular Science, general.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Philosophy of Science.
Social History.
Modern History.