William Crookes (1832-1919) and the Commercialization of Science
Auteur : William Hodson Brock
Date de publication : 2008
Éditeur : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Nombre de pages : 556
Résumé du livre
The biography of William Crookes, one of the most complex, public and interesting figures in the history of science. Not only was he an important science journalist who discovered thallium, invented the radiometer, and much more, he was also an occultist who played a significant role in spiritualism in the 1870s.