Andre-Marie Ampere : Enlightenment and Electrodynamics Paperback / softback
by James R. (California State University, Fullerton) Hofmann
Part of the Cambridge Science Biographies series
Paperback / softback
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In this authoritative biography, James Hofmann examines the extraordinary life of André-Marie Ampère, who made original, significant contributions to mathematics and chemistry and is renowned for his new branch of physics - electrodynamics.
A member of the Académie des Sciences, and professor at the École Polytechnique, his accomplishments are remarkable in view of his tragic personal life.
One of the elite of early nineteenth-century Parisian science, yet having no formal education, he embraced the scientific optimism of the Enlightenment, and the Catholic faith.
This combination of intellectual expectation and emotional spirituality made Ampère's genius both destructive and extraordinarily creative.
This, the only biography available in the English language, illuminates the scientific contributions of an individual and his epoch, and provides a fascinating insight into the workings of the scientific mind.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:424 pages, 1 Tables, unspecified; 20 Halftones, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:22/06/2006
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- ISBN:9780521566704
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:424 pages, 1 Tables, unspecified; 20 Halftones, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:22/06/2006
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- ISBN:9780521566704