Andre-Marie Ampere - Enlightenment and Electrodynamics (Paperback)

In this authoritative biography, James Hofmann examines the extraordinary life of Andre-Marie Ampere, who made original, significant contributions to mathematics and chemistry and is renowned for his new branch of physics - electrodynamics. A member of the Academie des Sciences, and professor at the Ecole 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 Ampere'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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Science Biographies
Release date:	June 2006
First published:	1995
Authors:	James R. Hofmann
Preface by:	David Knight
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	424
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-56670-4
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > General Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Biography > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-56670-3
Barcode:	9780521566704

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