{"product_id":"the-science-of-energy-a-cultural-history-of-energy-physics-in-victorian-britain-paperback","title":"The Science of Energy: A Cultural History of Energy Physics in Victorian Britain - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCrosbie Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough we take it for granted today, the concept of \"energy\" transformed nineteenth-century physics. In \u003ci\u003eThe Science of Energy, \u003c\/i\u003e Crosbie Smith shows how a North British group of scientists and engineers, including James Joule, James Clerk Maxwell, William and James Thomson, Fleeming Jenkin, and P. G. Tait, developed energy physics to solve practical problems encountered by Scottish shipbuilders and marine engineers; to counter biblical revivalism and evolutionary materialism; and to rapidly enhance their own scientific credibility. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Replacing the language and concepts of classical mechanics with terms such as \"actual\" and \"potential\" energy, the North British group conducted their revolution in physics so astutely and vigorously that the concept of \"energy\"-a valuable commodity in the early days of industrialization-became their intellectual property. Smith skillfully places this revolution in its scientific and cultural context, exploring the actual \u003ci\u003ecreation\u003c\/i\u003e of scientific knowledge during one of the most significant episodes in the history of physics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrosbie Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is reader in History and Cultural Studies of Science and director of the Centre for History and Cultural Studies of Science at Rutherford College, University of Kent at Canterbury. He is coauthor of \u003ci\u003eEnergy and Empire: A Biographical Study of Lord Kelvin\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eMaking Space for Science: Territorial Themes in the Shaping of Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 411\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9.14 x 6.11 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 26, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42098530713680,"sku":"9780226764214","price":107.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/THJEeER0U2JkdlUzQWt5dkEySitLUT09.webp?v=1771941626","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-science-of-energy-a-cultural-history-of-energy-physics-in-victorian-britain-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}