Science and the Founding Fathers: Science in the Political Thought of Jefferson, Franklin, Adams and Madison

by I. Bernard Cohen

Book Overview

This work examines the scientific education of four important figures of the American republic, looking at how they employed their knowledge in shaping the political issues of the day and how they incorporated scientific reasoning into the constitution.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393035018
• ISBN13: 9780393035018
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.6"