A Vision of Modern Science: John Tyndall and the Role of the Scientist in Victorian Culture

by Ursula DeYoung

Book Overview

British physicist John Tyndall dedicated much of his career to establishing the scientist as a cultural authority. His campaign to free science from the restraints of theology caused a national uproar, and in his popular books and lectures he promoted scientific education for all classes. Though he was often labeled a materialist, religion played a large role in Tyndall's vision of science, which drew on Carlyle and Emerson as well as his mentor Michael...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230110533
• ISBN13: 9780230110533
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.3"