Lavoisier in the Year One: The Birth of a New Science in an Age of Revolution (Great Discoveries)
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (799 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393328546 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Madison Smartt Bell’s enthralling narrative reads like a race to the finish line, as the very circumstances that enabled Lavoisier to secure his reputation as the father of modern chemistrya considerable fortune and social connections with the likes of Benjamin Franklinalso caused his glory to be cut short by the French Revolution.. “Fresh solid full of suspense and intrigue.”Publishers Weekly Antoine Lavoisier reinvented chemistry, overthrowing the long-established principles of alchemy and inventing an entirely new terminology, one still in use by chemists
Lavoisier in the Year One has no chemistry After thoroughly enjoying Obsessive Genius I eagerly ordered this book in the Great Discoveries series. A thorough disappointment. I finished it with great effort. The writing was disorganized and muddled.The author apparently is a fiction writer. This book reads like a weak thesis paper. I came away from it with an appreciaition of his accomplishments, although not totally clear, but no strong feelings about LavoisierKoz. "When revolutions collide" according to Lonya. When revolutions collide 3 ½ stars.The Englishman Edmund Burke, one of the most outspoken critics of the French Revolution, once said that in revolutionary France "learning will be cast into the mire and trodden down under the hoofs of a swinish multitude." The death by guillotine of Antoine Lavoisier, one of the founders of modern chemistry, during the revolution's Reign of Terror speaks to Burke's pessimistic prophecy. Lavoisier and his fate is the subject of Madison Smart Bell's compact (186 pages) but informed, "Lavoisier in the Year One: The Birth of a New Science in an Age of R. ½ stars.The Englishman Edmund Burke, one of the most outspoken critics of the French Revolution, once said that in revolutionary France "learning will be cast into the mire and trodden down under the hoofs of a swinish multitude." The death by guillotine of Antoine Lavoisier, one of the founders of modern chemistry, during the revolution's Reign of Terror speaks to Burke's pessimistic prophecy. Lavoisier and his fate is the subject of Madison Smart Bell's compact (186 pages) but informed, "Lavoisier in the Year One: The Birth of a New Science in an Age of R. Review of Lavoisier in the Year One: The Birth of a New Science in an Age of Revolution William P. Palmer Review of Lavoisier in the Year One: The Birth of a New Science in an Age of Revolution by Madison Smartt BellCITATION: Bell, M. S. (2005). Lavoisier in the Year One: The Birth of a New Science in an Age of Revolution (Great Discoveries). New York: W. W. Norton & Company.Reviewer: Dr W. P. PalmerI was very favourably impressed with this book which is now available cheaply through several Amazon sellers. My edition of the book has 214 pages, though the publishers claim it has 256 pages. After the acknowledgements there are five chapters, notes for further reading, no
From Publishers Weekly Novelist Bell (The Stone That the Builder Refused, etc.) knows a good story when he sees it: the life of French scientist Antoine Lavoisier (1743–1794) is full of suspense and intrigue set against a backdrop of war and revolution. All rights reserved. 8 illus. not seen by PW. Lavoisier, best known for having "discovered" oxygen, was arguably one of the most brilliant scientific minds of the Enlightenment, helping to lay the foundation for our modern understanding of chemistry. H