Lavoisier in the Year One

The Birth of a New Science in an Age of Revolution

Madison Smartt Bell (Goucher College)

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Norton
08 January 2010

Mathematics & Sciences; Science: general issues

Series: Great Discoveries

Antoine Lavoisier reinvented chemistry, overthrowing the long-established principles of alchemy and inventing an entirely new terminology, one still in use by chemists. Madison Smartt Bell's enthralling narrative reads like a race to the finish line, as the very circumstances that enabled Lavoisier to secure his reputation as the father of modern chemistry—a considerable fortune and social connections with the likes of Benjamin Franklin—also caused his glory to be cut short by the French Revolution.

By: Madison Smartt Bell (Goucher College)
Imprint: Norton
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 202g
ISBN: 9780393328547
ISBN 10: 0393328546
Series: Great Discoveries
Publication Date: 08 January 2010
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Lavoisier in the Year One: The Birth of a New Science in an Age of Revolution

A two-part thriller. The first describes Lavoisier's successful effort to win the race to explain how chemical processes work; the second, his pursuit by French revolutionaries. -- Jacob Heilbrunn Bell succeeds, not only in depicting the rigorousness of Lavoisier's method, but also in conveying a sense of his character, as revealed most affectingly by the quietly heroic composure with which he faced his own death. -- Merle Rubin