a story of science, faith, revolution, and the birth of America /
Steven Johnson.
1st Riverhead trade pbk. ed.
New York, N.Y. :
Riverhead Books,
2009.
xx, 276 pages :
illustrations ;
21 cm
Originally published: 2009.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-266) and index.
The vortex -- The electricians -- Rose and nightshade -- Intermezzo : an island of coal -- The wild gas -- A comet in the system.
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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.