Elixir: A Story of Perfume, Science and the Search for the Secret of Life - Brossura

Levitt, Theresa

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ISBN 10: 1399803263 ISBN 13: 9781399803267

Casa editrice: Basic Books, 2023

Riassunto

Outcast by the scientific establishment, two friends in a Paris perfume shop make a discovery that will transform our understanding of the world and the origins of life on Earth forever.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Theresa Levitt is Professor of History at the University of Mississippi, where she specialises in the history of science and French cultural history. She received a BS in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an MA in history from Iowa State University, and a PhD in the history of science from Harvard University.

Her first book was The Shadow of Enlightenment: Optical and Political Transparency in France, 1789-1848 (CUP 2009). Philip Ball called it "an absolute treasure trove of ideas and connections," that wove together the science of light with the tumultuous politics of France during the Revolution and beyond. Her second book, A Short, Bright Flash: Augustin Fresnel and the Lighthouse Revolution appeared with W.W. Norton in 2013 and was glowingly reviewed in the Wall Street Journal and elsewhere.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Basic Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2023
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1399803263
• ISBN 13: 9781399803267
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 320
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Hachette Ireland; info@hbgi.ie; ; 55 Baker Street; London; W1U 8EW; Regno Unito