The Last Man Who Knew Everything: Thomas Young, the Anonymous Genius Who Proved Newton Wrong and Deciphered the Rosetta Stone, Among Other Surprising Feats
About this title: Born in 1773, Thomas Young lived in a pivotal time. The explosion of knowledge that was soon to come made it impossible to be a true polymathaa master of multiple disciplines. Young was the last of the polymaths, and his contributions to science are truly staggering. Challenging the theories of Isaac Newton, he was the first to prove that light is ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Plume
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780452288058ISBN:0452288053
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Description: New. This forgotten genius is returned to his proper position in the pantheon of great scientific thinkers. In challengingthe theories of Isaac Newton, Thomas Young was the first to prove that light is a wave; and his study of the human eye led him to f. read more
Description: Very good. This forgotten genius is returned to his proper position in the pantheon of great scientific thinkers. In challengingthe theories of Isaac Newton, Thomas Young was the first to prove that light is a wave; and his study of the human eye led him to f. read more
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