William Robert Grove
Victorian Gentleman of Science
Seiten
2017
University of Wales Press (Verlag)
978-1-78683-004-3 (ISBN)
University of Wales Press (Verlag)
978-1-78683-004-3 (ISBN)
This authoritative biography of the Welsh man of science, William Robert Grove, places him at the heart of Victorian scientific culture.
This book provides an accessible and authoritative biography of the Welsh man of science, William Robert Grove. Grove was an important and highly influential figure in Victorian science. His career as both man of science and leading barrister and judge spanned the Victorian age, and he also played a vital role in the movement to reform the Royal Society. This biography will set Grove’s career and contributions in context, paying particular attention to the important role of Welsh industrial culture in forming his scientific outlook. The place of science in culture changed radically during the course of the nineteenth century, and Grove himself played a key role in some of those transformations. Looking at his life in science can, however, do more than illuminate an individual scientific career – it can offer a way of gaining new insights into the changing face of Victorian science.
This book provides an accessible and authoritative biography of the Welsh man of science, William Robert Grove. Grove was an important and highly influential figure in Victorian science. His career as both man of science and leading barrister and judge spanned the Victorian age, and he also played a vital role in the movement to reform the Royal Society. This biography will set Grove’s career and contributions in context, paying particular attention to the important role of Welsh industrial culture in forming his scientific outlook. The place of science in culture changed radically during the course of the nineteenth century, and Grove himself played a key role in some of those transformations. Looking at his life in science can, however, do more than illuminate an individual scientific career – it can offer a way of gaining new insights into the changing face of Victorian science.
Iwan Rhys Morus is Professor of History at Aberystwyth University.
Prologue Chapter 1: A Scientific PeopleChapter 2: The Metropolis of ScienceChapter 3: The Correlation of Physical ForcesChapter 4: Scientific ReformChapter 5: Swansea ScienceChapter 6: Unifying ScienceChapter 7: A Scientific StatesmanAfterword
| Erscheinungsdatum | 21.03.2017 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Scientists of Wales |
| Zusatzinfo | 8 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | Wales |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik | |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| Naturwissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78683-004-3 / 1786830043 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78683-004-3 / 9781786830043 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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