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Antoine Lavoisier: Science, Administration and Revolution

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Antoine Lavoisier: Science, Administration and Revolution
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Arthur Donovan
Preface by David Knight
SeriesCambridge Science Biographies
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:368
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152
Category/GenreBiographies: Historical, Political and Military
Chemistry
ISBN/Barcode 9780521566728
ClassificationsDewey:540.92
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 9 Halftones, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 11 April 1996
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

First published in 1993, this biography, first published in 1993, represents a comprehensive, accessible account of the great eighteenth-century French chemist and administrator, Antoine Lavoisier. Historians of science know Lavoisier as a founder of modern chemistry. Students of the French Revolution know him as an important financier and administrator in the final decades of the old regime and as the most famous scientist to be guillotined during the Terror. This volume devotes equal attention to the creation of his oxygen theory of combustion and to his efforts as a public administrator before and during the Revolution. Lavoisier was a historical figure of extraordinary importance. His biography illuminates the rise of modern science and the history of the French Revolution. Antoine Lavoisier provides its reader with a vivid, informed image of the man, his achievement and the tumultuous age in which he lived.

Reviews

'A vivid impression of experiments in progress is recorded in excellent engravings by Lavoisier's wife Marie Anne Paulze ...'. Andrew Prentice, Biologist