Yankee Science in the Making: Science and Engineering in New England from Colonial Times to the Civil War

Struik, Dirk J.

ISBN 10: 0486269272 / ISBN 13: 9780486269276

Published by Dover Publications, 1992

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Yankee Science in the Making: Science and Engineering in New England from Colonial Times to the Civil War
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486269272
• ISBN 13: 9780486269276
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Thoughtful, readable survey explores "flowering" of science in New England from Colonial times to the Civil War. Describes contributions of scientists Benjamin Franklin and Eli Whitney, engineers George Washington Whistler and Cyrus Field, naturalists Gray, Agassiz, and Dana; medical accomplishments of Holmes, Morton and Jarvis, beginnings of Darwinism, much more.