商品簡介
Characterizing electricity as "the greatest scientific invention of the Enlightenment," Fara (history of science, U. of Cambridge, UK) reconstructs the history of the discovery of electricity that pre-existed Benjamin Franklin's oft-cited kite. It is a history in which the instruments largely preceded the theory and "there was no clear path of development." Nevertheless, the development of those instruments, especially air pumps and Leyden jars, was absolutely necessary for later discoveries about electricity. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Patricia Fara is a fellow of Clare College at the University of Cambridge where she teaches the history of science.
