VOLTA: Science and Culture in the Age of Enlightenment

by Giuliano Pancaldi

Book Overview

Giuliano Pancaldi sets us within the cosmopolitan cultures of Enlightenment Europe to tell the story of Alessandro Volta--the brilliant man whose name is forever attached to electromotive force. Providing fascinating details, many previously unknown, Pancaldi depicts Volta as an inventor who used his international network of acquaintances to further his quest to harness the power of electricity. This is the story of a man who sought recognition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691122261
• ISBN13: 9780691122267
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.2"