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Lost Science: Astonishing Tales of Forgotten Genius

Kitty Ferguson
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Description:Following the successful Lost to Time comes this fascinating companion volume on lost science stories from bestselling author Kitty Ferguson.Acclaimed popular science writer Kitty Ferguson investigates little-explored byroads in the history of science, from Johannes Kepler’s nearly disastrous venture into the realm of science fiction to a mid-twentieth-century experiment involving EEGs and rocket fuel. She introduces such underappreciated geniuses as Mary the Jewess, the first-century ancestress of modern chemistry; and Lise Meitner, who escaped Nazi Germany only to have her role in the discovery of nuclear fission ignored by the Nobel committee. Ferguson also takes us on astounding adventures with the likes of Jesuit astronomer Ferdinand Verbiest, who invented the first automobile as a clever toy to amuse the Chinese emperor in seventeenth-century Beijing and then saved his own life by winning a bizarre astronomy competition in against his former torturer.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lost Science: Astonishing Tales of Forgotten Genius. To get started finding Lost Science: Astonishing Tales of Forgotten Genius, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Lost Science: Astonishing Tales of Forgotten Genius

Kitty Ferguson
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Description: Following the successful Lost to Time comes this fascinating companion volume on lost science stories from bestselling author Kitty Ferguson.Acclaimed popular science writer Kitty Ferguson investigates little-explored byroads in the history of science, from Johannes Kepler’s nearly disastrous venture into the realm of science fiction to a mid-twentieth-century experiment involving EEGs and rocket fuel. She introduces such underappreciated geniuses as Mary the Jewess, the first-century ancestress of modern chemistry; and Lise Meitner, who escaped Nazi Germany only to have her role in the discovery of nuclear fission ignored by the Nobel committee. Ferguson also takes us on astounding adventures with the likes of Jesuit astronomer Ferdinand Verbiest, who invented the first automobile as a clever toy to amuse the Chinese emperor in seventeenth-century Beijing and then saved his own life by winning a bizarre astronomy competition in against his former torturer.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lost Science: Astonishing Tales of Forgotten Genius. To get started finding Lost Science: Astonishing Tales of Forgotten Genius, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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