Nikola Tesla and the Electrical Future
- 240 stránok
- 9 hodin čítania
A new biography of electrical pioneer Nikola Tesla, one of the most enigmatic and influential figures in the history of science.
Iwan Rhys Morus Knihy
Iwan Rhys Morus je historik a profesor welšskej histórie, ktorý sa vo svojej práci zameriava na prienik vedy, kultúry a spoločnosti. Jeho písanie skúma, ako boli vedecké nápady a praxe formované historickým a spoločenským kontextom, a naopak, ako veda premieňala svet okolo seba. Morus ponúka prenikavý pohľad na vývoj myslenia a technológií, ktorý osvetľuje zložité vzťahy medzi ľudským poznaním a historickým vývojom. Jeho dielo je oceňované pre svoju hĺbku a schopnosť sprístupniť komplexné témy.
Frankenstein's Children
Electricity, Exhibition, and Experiment in Early-Nineteenth-Century London
- 340 stránok
- 12 hodin čítania
The book explores the fascination with electricity in 19th-century London, highlighting not just Michael Faraday but also other experimenters who sought to captivate the public with their discoveries. Iwan Morus connects various fields such as scientific lecturing, telegraphic communication, and industrial electroplating, illustrating how electrical culture influenced a burgeoning consumer society. He emphasizes the interplay between science and production, focusing on the labor and resources essential for harnessing electricity and its transformative impact on society.
This authoritative biography of the Welsh man of science, William Robert Grove, places him at the heart of Victorian scientific culture.
The Oxford Illustrated History of Science
- 436 stránok
- 16 hodin čítania
A fabulous series of essays from more than a dozen science historians that show science interacting with and being influenced by culture and society. Morus and company succeed in showing science as a product of human culture, not a phenomenon apart from it. Publishers Weekly
The Victorians invented the idea of the future - it was an undiscovered country, ripe for exploration and colonisation.