French Discovery in an Age of Revolution
World-Changing Scientific and Technological Advances, 1789-1815
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2023
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-9213-5 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-9213-5 (ISBN)
Details French advances during the turbulent Age of Revolution, including the first photograph, the first automobile, and developing the process that spawned computer programming.
The chaos of the French Revolution was quickly followed by the somewhat less chaotic rule of Napoleon Bonaparte. For roughly 25 years, France saw five constitutions; countless warring political factions; governments that included a monarchy, a republic, and an empire; and almost constant warfare with most of Europe. At the same time, the French fought from within, sending thousands of its own people to the guillotine.
And yet, there were perhaps more advancements during that time than any other in world history. Two brothers launched hot air balloons, inaugurating the age of flight, more than 100 years before Orville and Wilbur Wright. Modern chemistry was developed, eclipsing the strange and superstitious field of alchemy which proceeded it. The metric system was created. Napoleon Bonaparte's army explored Egypt for three years, and a French man would later translate the mysterious hieroglyphs. This book details these French advances and more, including the first photograph, the first automobile, and development of the process that spawned computer programming.
The chaos of the French Revolution was quickly followed by the somewhat less chaotic rule of Napoleon Bonaparte. For roughly 25 years, France saw five constitutions; countless warring political factions; governments that included a monarchy, a republic, and an empire; and almost constant warfare with most of Europe. At the same time, the French fought from within, sending thousands of its own people to the guillotine.
And yet, there were perhaps more advancements during that time than any other in world history. Two brothers launched hot air balloons, inaugurating the age of flight, more than 100 years before Orville and Wilbur Wright. Modern chemistry was developed, eclipsing the strange and superstitious field of alchemy which proceeded it. The metric system was created. Napoleon Bonaparte's army explored Egypt for three years, and a French man would later translate the mysterious hieroglyphs. This book details these French advances and more, including the first photograph, the first automobile, and development of the process that spawned computer programming.
A former math and science teacher and school administrator, Jim Libby lives in Gresham, Oregon.
Table of Contents
Notes on the Text
Preface
Introduction
I. Setting the Stage—The French Revolution
II. The Advent of Flight
III. A Revolution in Chemistry
IV. The Measurement of All Things
V. Napoléon Bonaparte
VI. The Discovery of Egypt
VII. Unlocking the Hieroglyphs
VIII. The Visionaries
Afterword
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 19.07.2023 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 15 photos, notes, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 290 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte | |
| Technik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-9213-0 / 1476692130 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-9213-5 / 9781476692135 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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