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--Simon Schaffer, University of Cambridge
"This is the first substantial biography of the Welsh natural philosopher William Robert Grove, a leading scientific figure in the mid-Victorian period, but now almost forgotten. In this engaging book Morus traces the trajectory of Grove's scientific career from unknown provincial electrical enthusiast to fellow of the Royal Society, professor of experimental philosophy at the London Institution, and President in 1866 of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS). Morus presents Grove as a scientific statesman, who played an important role in the reform of the Royal Society; as the author of an influential essay on the unity of nature; and as an investigator of electrical spectacle and inventor of the gas battery, which may prove to be the basis for the energy technology of the future. Through this fascinating study of an undeservedly neglected Victorian man of science Morus has not only provided readers with insights into Grove, he has also cast light on the changing contours of wider British scientific culture."
--Bernard Lightman, York University
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