To Light Such a Candle
Author:   Keith J. Laidler
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
ISBN:  

9780198500568


Pages:   396
Publication Date:   01 February 1998
Format:   Hardback
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This book is intended for historians of science, physicists and chemists and those interested in the relationship between pure and applied science.

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Author:   Keith J. Laidler
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.822kg
ISBN:  

9780198500568


ISBN 10:   0198500564
Pages:   396
Publication Date:   01 February 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1: Science and technology. 2: James Watt and the science of thermodynamics. 3: Daguerre, Talbot, and the legacy of photography. 4: Michael Faraday and electric power. 5: James Clerk Maxwell and radio transmission. 6: J.J. Thomson and the world of electronics. 7: The Braggs and molecular architecture. 8: Planck, Einstein, the quantum theory, and relativity. 9: Scientists, science, and society. Bibliography and notes. Index

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Keith Laidler is Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at the University of Ottawa. He is the author of the award-winning The World of Physical Chemistry (OUP, 1993).

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