Lincoln: The Fire of Genius: How Abraham Lincoln's Commitment to Science and Technology Helped Modernize America

by David J. Kent

Book Overview

Abraham Lincoln had a lifelong fascination with science and technology, a fascination that would help institutionalize science, win the Civil War, and propel the nation into the modern age. Readers will learn through Lincoln: The Fire of Genius how science and technology gradually infiltrated Lincoln's remarkable life and influenced his growing desire to improve the condition of all men. The book traces this progression from a simple farm...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493063839
• ISBN13: 9781493063833
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.1"