Inventive Geniuses Who Changed the World: Fifty-Three Great British Scientists and Engineers and Five Centuries of Innovation - Couverture souple

Bailey, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3030813835 ISBN 13 : 9783030813833

Editeur : Springer, 2022

Synopsis

This book describes the life and times of fifty-three great British scientists and engineers – male and female inventive geniuses who changed the world, improving the lives of mankind, and propelling humanity forward. Their stories abound with personal ingenuity, brilliance and scientific or engineering wizardry, and with the ambition to satisfy fundamental human needs.

The author aspires to set these individual achievements in the socio-political context of their place in history, sometimes embracing the activities of others to round off the story and scientific contribution. Avoiding overly technical language, he nonetheless succeeds in making complex theories and technologies more comprehensible and accessible to a lay audience. This book is a must for all those interested in the prehistory and history of the steam engine, transport, communication technology, public health services, and many topics from the natural sciences. Many of the inventions described in its pages havehelped shape the modern world.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

John Bailey has a BSc in chemistry and a PhD from Cambridge University. He was a lecturer in chemistry for some years before becoming a technical manager and then director in the food industry until his retirement.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3030813835
• ISBN 13: 9783030813833
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 500
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