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- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780393350890
- Book Title
- Short Bright Flash : Augustin Fresnel and the Birth of the Modern Lighthouse
- Item Length
- 8.3 in
- Publisher
- Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Travel, Science
- Topic
- Cultural Heritage, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, Physics / General, Science & Technology
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Item Weight
- 7.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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"Combin[es] matters of biography, science, engineering, technology, art, history, economics and politics seemingly effortlessly and definitely seamlessly. An excellent book and a joy to read."--Henry Petroski, Wall Street Journal
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393350894
ISBN-13
9780393350890
eBay Product ID (ePID)
202515573
Product Key Features
Book Title
Short Bright Flash : Augustin Fresnel and the Birth of the Modern Lighthouse
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, Physics / General, Science & Technology
Publication Year
2015
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Travel, Science
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Item Weight
7.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Vk1015
Reviews
It is rare that we see a lighthouse-related book, historical in nature, with the level of research that was put into A Short Bright Flash. Theresa Levitt's superior work has illustrated the genius and ongoing legacy of Augustin Fresnel, whose brilliance not only saved lives but had an everlasting impact on the development of world trade, and whose advanced ideas are still implemented in today's modern culture., [F]ascinating book...Levitt's writing captures the mix of scientific rigor and cultural shifts in a way that mirrors the sea voyages of the day--a journey fraught with uncertainty, but in the end, guided to success by Fresnel's lighthouse lenses., "With his frantic pace of invention and early death, "he's just like those romantic heroines of 1830s Paris burning themselves up through their passions," said the historian Theresa Levitt, whose new book is A Short Bright Flash: Augustin Fresnel and the Birth of the Modern Lighthouse.", Combin[es] matters of biography, science, engineering, technology, art, history, economics and politics seemingly effortlessly and definitely seamlessly. An excellent book and a joy to read., Theresa Levitt interweaves the personal triumph of the French physicist Augustin Fresnel with his pathbreaking work on the nature of light in her fascinating recounting of how the coasts of the world were made safe for the world's seafaring vessels through a mix of genius, ingenuity, and perseverance. The story has a fascinating American coda., It is rare that we see a lighthouse-related book, historical in nature, with the level of research that was put into A Short Bright Flash. Theresa Levitt's superior work has illustrated the genius and ongoing legacy of Augustin Fresnel, whose brilliance not only saved lives but had an everlasting impact on the development of world trade, and whose advanced ideas are still implemented in today's modern culture.
Copyright Date
2015
Dewey Decimal
623.8942092
Dewey Edition
23
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