Ben Franklin Stilled the Waves: An Informal History of Pouring Oil on Water with Reflections on the Ups and Downs of Scientific Life in General
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Ben Franklin Stilled the Waves: An Informal History of Pouring Oil on Water with Reflections on the Ups and Downs of Scientific Life in General
9780192804945
Description
Benjamin Franklin was the first to report the phenomenon of oil's power to still troubled waters and to speculate on why it happened. A century later Lord Rayleigh performed an identical experiment. Irving Langmuir did it with minor variations in 1917, and won a Nobel Prize for it. Then Langmuir's work was followed by a Dutch pediatrician's in 1925. p Each experimenter saw a little more in the result than his predecessor had seen, and the sciences of physics, chemistry and biology have all been illuminated by the work. p Charles Tanford reflects on the evolving nature of science and of individual scientists. Recounting innovations in each trial, he follows the classic experiment from Franklin's drawing room to our present-day institutionalized scientific establishments and speculates on the ensuing changes in our approach to scientific inquiry.
Productinformatie
| Auteur | Tanford, Charles |
|---|---|
| Uitgever | Oxford University Press |
| Publicatiedatum | 10-06-2004 |
| Aantal pagina's | 286 |
| Taal | English |
| Bindwijze | paperback |
| Afmetingen | 12.9 x 19.8 x 1.54 centimeters |
| Gewicht | 290 grams |
| Editie | Illustrated |
| ISBN | 9780192804945 |
| Conditie | Als nieuw |
Features
Author
Tanford, Charles
Binding
paperback
Language
English
Pages
286
Publication date
10-06-2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press
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