Pursuing Power and Light : Technology and Physics from James Watt to Albert Einstein.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (193 pages)
- Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science Series .
- Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: A World Transformed -- 1 Steam and Work -- 2 Energy and Entropy -- 3 The Kinetic Theory: Chaos and Order -- 4 Electricity: Currents and Networks -- 5 Electromagnetism: Ether and Field -- 6 Electric Power and Light -- 7 Into a New Century -- Epilogue: Einstein at the Patent Office -- Suggested Further Reading -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
Hunt translates his often-demanding material into engaging and accessible language suitable for undergraduate students of the history of science and technology.