Victorian Scientist: The Growth of a Profession

by Jack Meadows

At the start of the nineteenth century, science was a minority cultural interest. By the end it had become one of the central components of contemporary thought. The growth of science as a profession began taking shape in the Victorian period and was due to the influence of just a small group of men. Who these men were and how they created the foundations of the modern scientific community we recognize today is revealed, in this thought-provoking...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0712308946
• ISBN13: 9780712308946
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: British Library
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.5" x 5.6"