Gillmor: Coulomb & The Evolution Of Physics & Engineering In Eighteenth–century France (Princeton Legacy Library) - Hardcover

Gillmor, C S

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 069108095X ISBN 13: 9780691080956

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 1992

Synopsis

In a period of active scientific innovation and technological change, Charles Augustin Coulomb (1736-1806) made major contributions to the development of physics in the areas of torsion and electricity and magnetism; as one of the great engineering theorists, he produced fundamental studies in strength of materials, soil mechanics, structural design, and friction. Stewart Gillmor gives a full account of Coulomb's life and an assessment of his work in the first biography of this notable scientist.

Originally published in 1972.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 069108095X
• ISBN 13: 9780691080956
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 346