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| Autore principale: | Wolfe, Richard J.
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| Titolo: | Charles Thomas Jackson : the head behind the hands : applying science to implement discovery and invention in early nineteenth century America / by Richard J. Wolfe and Richard Patterson. |
| Pubblicazione: | Novato : historyofscience.com, 2007. |
| Descrizione fisica: | X, 417 p. : ritr. ; 24 cm |
| Contiene: | Indice: Preface and acknowledgments. 1. The erratic genius who supposedly went wrong 2. Reappraising the myth of Jackson's insanity 3. Jackson's inferred alcoholism and the Michigan mining survey 4. Charles Jackson's early scientific and medical training and his abandonment of medicine for a career in science 5. Introductory remarks on the development of Morse's telegraph and the beginning of the dispute between Morse and Jackson over its inception 6. The depositions of Charles T. Jackson in suits over the legitimacy of Morse's patents 7. Confirming the reliability of Jackson's claim against Morse and filling in lacunae 8. Surveying the literature to gain a better perspective and additional remarks on the Morse-Jackson relationship 9. What the literature has to say about Morse and his machine: is the Morse telegraph really the vail telegraph? 10. Final thoughts on Morse and his telegraph 11. Was the frontispiece portrait of Jackson actually painted by Morse? 12. Summing up. Appendix. Notes. Index |
| ISBN: | 9780930405892 |
| Altri autori: | Patterson, Richard, (coautore.) |
| Discipline: | Ingegneria elettrotecnica e delle comunicazioni--Persone. |
| Persone: | Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872. Jackson, Charles Thomas, 1805-1880. |
| Sudd. cronologiche: | Secolo XIX. |
| Collocazione: | LS 16887 |
| Nota di esemplare: | Mostra nota di esemplare |
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