English Men of Science: Their Nature and Nurture (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Irwin, C. W.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1451003048 ISBN 13 : 9781451003048

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

How upbringing, schooling, and belief shaped Britain’s scientific greats

Discover the forces that helped build a nation of innovators. This study traces how early life, education, and personal beliefs influenced the careers and ideas of Britain’s leading scientists.

Based on wide-ranging evidence, the work examines questions about family background, training, and the social world that surrounds scientific work. It addresses how habits, opportunities, and religious context can steer discovery, method, and ambition. Through careful analysis, it reveals how personal history and environment help explain who became a scientist and why.

The book blends biographical detail with broader patterns—family traits, schooling, travel, professional networks, and the cultural climate of the time. It looks at how nurture and innate inclination interact in the making of scientific leaders, without overpromising final answers.

• Gives a panoramic view of factors shaping scientific minds, from home life to university study.
• Explores how education, encouragement, and social context influenced research paths.
• Discusses the role of religious belief, creed, and intellectual independence in scientific work.
• Offers portraits of notable figures and the personal forces behind their achievements.

Ideal for readers who want context on the origins of scientific leadership and the human factors behind breakthrough ideas.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Cando Ue, in which, he analyses the salient events in the history of 200 scientific men who have lived during the two past centuries, deducing therefrom many curious conclusions which well repay the attention of thoughtful readers. It so happened that I myself had been leisurely engaged on a parallel but more extended investigation namely, as regards men of ability of all descriptions, with the view of supplementing at some future time my work on Hereditary Genius. The object of that book Histoire des Sciences et cles Savants depuis deux Siecles. Par Alphonse de Cando Ue. Corr. I nst. A cad. So. de Paris, c. Geneve,
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Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1451003048
• ISBN 13: 9781451003048
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 294
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