Passionate Minds: Emilie du Chatelet, Voltaire, and the Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Crown Publishing Group (NY)ISBN-13:9780307237217ISBN-10:307237214UPC:9780307237217Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Science & Technology, Literary Figures, EuropeBook Topic:FranceSize:8.08 x 5.20 x 0.84 inchesWeight:0.6614Product ID:SCVH9GX663
Passionate Minds: Emilie du Chatelet, Voltaire, and the Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment
It was 1733 when the poet and philosopher Voltaire met Emilie du Ch telet, a beguiling--and married--aristocrat who would one day popularize Newton's arcane ideas and pave the way for Einstein's theories. In an era when women were rarely permitted any serious schooling, this twenty-seven-year-old's nimble conversation and unusual brilliance led Voltaire, then in his late thirties, to wonder, "Why...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Crown Publishing Group (NY)ISBN-13:9780307237217ISBN-10:307237214UPC:9780307237217Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Science & Technology, Literary Figures, EuropeBook Topic:FranceSize:8.08 x 5.20 x 0.84 inchesWeight:0.6614Product ID:SCVH9GX663
DAVID BODANIS taught a survey of intellectual history at the University of Oxford for many years and is the author of several books, including Electric Universe, The Secret House, and the bestselling E=mc2. Originally from Chicago, Bodanis lived in France for a decade and currently lives in London, England.
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