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Author Johnson, Steven, 1968-

Title The invention of air : a story of science, faith, revolution, and the birth of America / Steven Johnson.

Publication Info. New York : Riverhead Books, 2009.
2008.

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Location Call No. Status
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  540.92 JOHNSON    Check Shelf
 Windsor Locks Public Library - Adult Department  B PRIESTLEY    Check Shelf
Edition First Riverhead trade paperback edition.
Description xx, 276 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [257]-266) and index.
Contents The vortex -- The electricians -- Rose and nightshade -- Intermezzo: an island of coal -- The wild gas -- A Comet in the system.
Summary Recounts the story of Joseph Priestley--scientist and theologian, protege of Benjamin Franklin--an 18th-century radical thinker who played pivotal roles in the invention of ecosystem science, the founding of the Unitarian Church, and the intellectual development of the U.S.
Subject Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804.
Chemists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Scientists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
ISBN 9781594484018
1594484015
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