Ursula DeYoung, "A Vision of Modern Science: John Tyndall and the Role of the Scientist in Victorian Culture"
English | 2011 | ISBN: 0230110533 | 280 pages | PDF | 6,4 MB
British physicist John Tyndall dedicated much of his career to establishing the scientist as a cultural authority. His campaign to free science from the restraints of theology caused a national uproar, and in his popular books and lectures he promoted scientific education for all classes.