The Science of Energy: Cultural History of Energy Physics in Victorian Britain - Softcover

Smith, Crosbie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 048512145X ISBN 13: 9780485121452

Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd., 2000

Synopsis

Between Isaac Newton in the 17th century and Albert Einstein in the 20th century, few innovations in science have had such wide-ranging effects as "energy". Traditional accounts of the energy concept have tended to emphasize its "discovery", an inevitable product of the advancement of science in the 19th century. By contrast, this new history places the "construction" of the concept firmly in its social, economic and political context.

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About the Author

Crosbie Smith is reader in History and Cultural Studies of Science and director of the Centre for History and Cultural Studies of Science at Rutherford College, University of Kent at Canterbury. He is coauthor of "Energy and Empire: A Biographical Study of Lord Kelvin" and coeditor of "Making Space for Science: Territorial Themes in the Shaping of Knowledge."

Edition details

• Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 048512145X
• ISBN 13: 9780485121452
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384