John Mellis

Broschiertes Buch

Scotland's Science

Stories of pioneering science, engineering and medicine (1550-1900)

Beschreibung

¿Scotland's Science - Stories of pioneering science, engineering and medicine (1550-1900) is one of the most important popular science books published in recent years. In a series of entertaining and engaging essays, it describes how a small nation on the northwest fringe of Europe produced, over a period of three centuries, an outpouring of scientific genius. From John Napier to James Watt, James Young Simpson to Joseph Lister, Mary Somerville to Lord Kelvin and James Clerk Maxwell, the book tells the stories of the pioneering scientists, engineers and medical doctors who drove Scotland's scientific awakening and enlightenment. They made some of the most insightful discoveries and innovations that have shaped our modern world. Their stories beautifully fill an important and surprising gap in Scotland's historical literature - and in the general history of science.

Autor

John Mellis has authored many technical papers and some not-so-technical articles in various journals and periodicals. He was born in Glasgow, where he studied Applied Physics, Logic and Semantics, and the Philosophy of Science at the University of Strathclyde. He gained a Ph.D. from the University of St Andrews, for experimental and computational research on the physics of CO2 lasers. After a postdoctoral fellowship in high-power lasers funded by British Aerospace, he moved to England to work on optical signal processing at the Standard Telecommunication Laboratories (STL) in Essex. Most of his career has been with the BT Research Labs near Ipswich, working on optical communications networks and advanced software algorithms, on tech-based spinout ventures, and in global project management. For many years he was a Visiting Professor in the School of Computing and Technology at the University of Sunderland. He lives in Suffolk, UK.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Mellis
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 508g
• ISBN-13: 9781739202330
• ISBN-10: 1739202333
• Artikelnr.: 66395964