Book "Antoine Lavoisier, Science, Administration, and Revolution" by Arthur Donovan

Antoine Lavoisier, Science, Administration, and Revolution
Arthur Donovan : BlackWell, Oxford UK & Cambridge USA, 1993

 

This biography presents a comprehensive yet accessible account of the great eighteenth century French chemist and administrator, Antoine Lavoisier. Historians of science know of Lavoisier as the leader of the chemical revolution and as one of the founders of modem chemistry. Students of the French Revolution know of him as an important financier and administrator in the final decades of the old regime and as the most famous scientist to be guillotined during the Terror.

This volume devotes equal attention to Lavoisier's creation of his oxygen theory of combustion and to his efforts as a public administrator before and during the Revolution. Lavoisier was, by virtue of his achievements and the events in which he was involved, an historical figure of extraordinary importance. His biography illuminates both the rise of modern science and the history of the French Revolution.

Antoine Lavoisier provides its reader with a vivid and informed image of the man, his achievement, and the tumultuous age in which he lived.

 

 

BlackWell, Oxford UK & Cambridge USA, 1993

ISBN 0-631-17887-2

 

 

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