When Physics Became King
As recently as two hundred years ago, physics as we know it today did not exist. Born in the early nineteenth century during the second scientific revolution, physics struggled at first to achieve legitimacy in the scientific community and culture at large. In fact, the term ""physicist"" did not appear in English until the 1830s. When Physics Became King traces the emergence of this revolutionary science, demonstrating how a discipline that barely existed in 1800 came to be regarded a century later as the ultimate key to unlocking nature's secrets. A cultural history design
History
1 online resource (316 pages)
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List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1 Queen of the Sciences; 2 A Revolutionary Science; 3 The Romance of Nature; 4 The Science of Showmanship; 5 The Science of Work; 6 Mysterious Fluids and Forces; 7 Mapping the Heavens; 8 Places of Precision; 9 Imperial Physics; Bibliographic Essay; Index