The Flash of Genius

Garrett, Alfred B.

Published by D. Van Nostrand Company, Princeton, 1963

About this Item

1963. First edition. x, 249pp. This is a collection of 51 discoveries in the fields of chemistry and physics, describing in the discoverer's own words, insofar as possible, the key event of experiment that led to the discovery. These stories have been selected at raondom and range from the discovery of oxygen in 1774 by Joseph Priestley - throiugh the discoveries of: penicillin by Sir Alexander Fleming, nylon by Wallace Carothers, x-rays by W.C. Roentgen, the atomic theory by John Dalton, polonium and radium by Marie and Pierre Curie - to the discovery of the photosynthetic carbon dioxide cycle in 1955 by Melvin Calvin. The book is in very good condition with light bumping to the spine ends. The contents are tight and clean with no inscription. The clippped dustwrapper has shelf wear with some soiling and the edgers are rubbed. The spine ends and corners and nicked. The edges have a few small tear and a larger tear of about 3/4" on the top front edge. This tear and some of the others have been repaired on the reverse with tape. The wrapper is in an easily removed clear plastic protective cover. Seller Inventory # HistoryofSci060

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Flash of Genius

Publisher: D. Van Nostrand Company, Princeton

Publication Date: 1963

Binding: Original Blue Cloth Hardback

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: First Edition