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The Invention of Air: A Story Of Science, Faith, Revolution, And The Birth Of America

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The Invention of Air: A Story Of Science, Faith, Revolution, And The Birth Of America
- Steven Johnson
- history
- science
From the bestselling author of How We Got To Now, The Ghost Map and Farsighted, a new national bestseller: the â€œexhilaratingâ€( Los Angeles Times) story of Joseph Priestley, â€œa founding father long forgottenâ€(Newsweek) and a brilliant man who embodied the relationship between science, religion, and politics for America's Founding Fathers.

In The Invention of Air, national bestselling author Steven Johnson tells the fascinating story of Joseph Priestleyâ€”scientist and theologian, protÃ©gÃ© of Benjamin Franklin, friend of Thomas Jeffersonâ€”an eighteenth-century radical thinker who played pivotal roles in the invention of ecosystem science, the discovery of oxygen, the uses of oxygen, scientific experimentation, the founding of the Unitarian Church, and the intellectual development of the United States. As he did so masterfully in The Ghost Map, Steven Johnson uses a dramatic historical story to explore themes that have long engaged him: innovative strategies, intellectual models, and the way new ideas emerge and spread, and the environments that foster these breakthroughs.
Country USA
Brand Riverhead Books
Manufacturer Penguin Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781594484018
Color Red
ReleaseDate 2009-09-29
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781594484018

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