Volta : science and culture in the age of Enlightenment / Giuliano Pancaldi.
Pubblicazione:
Princeton : Princeton university press, 2003.
Descrizione fisica:
XV, 381 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Illustrations. Acknowledgments. Abbreviations. Introduction. 1. The making of a natural philosopher: from amateur, to expert, to public servant 2. Enlightenment science south of the Alps: the Italian scientific community in the age of Volta 3. The electrophorus: theory, instrument design and the social uses of scientific apparatus 4. Volta's science of electricity: conception, laboratory work and public recognition 5. The cosmopolitan network: Volta and communication among experts in late Enlightenment Europe 6. The battery: invention, instrumentalism and competitive imitation 7. Appropriating invention: the reception of the Voltaic battery in Europe 8. The scientist as hero: Volta and the uses of past science in the industrial era 9. Conclusion: Science, technology and contingency: Enlightenment legacies. Notes. Bibliography. Index
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