John Alfred Brashear: Scientist and Humanitarian, 184-192 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781512801941)

A poor uneducated mill worker in his youth, whose driving passion was the study of astronomy, John Brashear lived to be designated "first citizen of Pennsylvania" for his scientific and philanthropic accomplishments, honored not only in his native Pittsburgh but by scientists all over the world. This is a biography of Brashear, the instrument maker and educator, whose life was one of genuinely inspiring achievement and service.

Author: Harriet A. Gaul,Ruby Eiseman
ISBN-10: 1512801941
ISBN-13: 9781512801941
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary
Language: English
Published: 01/29/1940
Pages: 228
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d