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A Professor, A President, and A Meteor

The Birth of American Science
  • ISBN-13: 9781616142247
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: PROMETHEUS
  • By Cathryn J. Prince
  • Price: AUD $52.99
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  • Local release date: 14/01/2011
  • Format: Hardback 254 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: History of science [PDX]
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This is the fascinating story of Benjamin Silliman, the birth of true science in America, and its rise to worldwide prominence. When a fiery meteor crash in 1807 lit up the early morning sky in Weston, Connecticut, it did more than startle a few farmers. It sparked the curiosity of Benjamin Silliman, a young chemistry professor at nearby Yale College. His rigorous investigation started a chain of events that brought the once low-standing of American science to international prominence. It also embroiled Silliman in politics, pitting him against no less an adversary than President Thomas Jefferson. Based on a wealth of original sources, and interviews with acknowledged experts, this superbly written and engaging narrative, filled with fascinating historical detail tells the remarkable story of Benjamin Silliman - arguably America's first bona fide scientist.
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