Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments, Inventions, and Discoveries of the 19th Century

by Michael Windelspecht

Overview

This reference presents familiar subjects, such as the telephone and elevator, as well as those less frequently studied, such as the spectroscope and Pasteur's development of the germ theory.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313091278
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	04/30/2003
Series:	Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments, Inventions and Discoveries through the Ages
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Michael Windelspecht is Assistant Professor of Biology at Appalachian State University. He is the author of Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments, Inventions, and Discoveries of the 17th Century (Greenwood, 2002).

Table of Contents

Series Foreword by Robert E. Krebs
Introduction
Timeline of Events
Experiments, Inventions, and Discoveries
Appendix A: Entries by Scientific Field
Glossary of Technical Terms
Bibliography
Subject Index
Name Index