The Life of Isaac Newton - Rilegato

Westfall, Richard S.

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ISBN 10: 0521432529 ISBN 13: 9780521432528

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1993

Riassunto

Isaac Newton is indisputably one of the greatest scientists who ever lived. His achievements in mathematics and physics marked the culmination of the movement that brought modern science into being. In The Life of Isaac Newton, biographer extraordinaire Westfall lucidly and engagingly captures both the personal life and scientific career of Isaac Newton, presenting a fully rounded picture of Newton the man, the scientist, the philosopher, the theologian, and the public figure. This book is an abridged version of Professor Westfall's highly acclaimed and well known Never at Rest: A Biography of Isaac Newton. By eschewing technical details, the author makes this book accessible to a wide range of general readers interested in history of science and biography. Westfall is also the author of The Construction of Modern Science.

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Recensione:

'That this is the best biography of Newton is easily and truthfully said ... surely no one is going to repeat Westfall's immense and shrewdly conducted task in this century at least.' A. Rupert Hall, New Scientist

'... Westfall has organised his enormous task beautifully and done our most elusive worthy proud.' M. Ratcliffe, The Times

'... It provides a masterly, well-documented summary of contemporary views of all the many facets of Newton's astoundingly wide-ranging career ... and will be essential reading for aspiring Newtonian scholars.' Marie Boas Hall, Nature

'Altogether, this book should be considered an indispensable acquisition for any intelligent reader's bookshelf ... excellent value for money.' Webb Society Quarterly Journal

Descrizione del libro:

In The Life of Isaac Newton, biographer extraordinaire Westfall lucidly and engagingly captures both the personal life and scientific career of Isaac Newton, presenting a fully rounded picture of Newton the man, the scientist, the philosopher, the theologian, and the public figure.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0521432529
• ISBN 13: 9780521432528
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 350