The invention of air : a story of science, faith, revolution, and the birth of America / Steven Johnson.
2008
QD22.P8 J635 2008 (Mapit)
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Title
The invention of air : a story of science, faith, revolution, and the birth of America / Steven Johnson.
Author
Johnson, Steven, 1968-
ISBN
9781594488528
1594488525
1594488525
Imprint
New York : Riverhead Books, 2008.
Language
English
Description
xvi, 254 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
QD22.P8 J635 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification
540.92 B
Summary
Recounts the story of Joseph Priestley--scientist and theologian, protege of Benjamin Franklin--an 18th-century radical thinker who played pivotal roles in the invention of ecosystem science, the founding of the Unitarian Church, and the intellectual development of the U.S.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-239) and index.
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