{"product_id":"the-science-of-energy-crosbie-smith-9780226764214","title":"The Science of Energy: A Cultural History of Energy Physics in Victorian Britain","description":"Although we take it for granted today, the concept of \"energy\" transformed nineteenth-century physics. In \u003ci\u003eThe Science of Energy, \u003c\/i\u003e Crosbie Smith shows how a North British group of scientists and engineers, including James Joule, James Clerk Maxwell, William and James Thomson, Fleeming Jenkin, and P. G. Tait, developed energy physics to solve practical problems encountered by Scottish shipbuilders and marine engineers; to counter biblical revivalism and evolutionary materialism; and to rapidly enhance their own scientific credibility. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReplacing the language and concepts of classical mechanics with terms such as \"actual\" and \"potential\" energy, the North British group conducted their revolution in physics so astutely and vigorously that the concept of \"energy\"--a valuable commodity in the early days of industrialization--became their intellectual property. Smith skillfully places this revolution in its scientific and cultural context, exploring the actual \u003ci\u003ecreation\u003c\/i\u003e of scientific knowledge during one of the most significant episodes in the history of physics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Crosbie Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226764214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226764214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/26\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 6.11w x 0.84d","brand":"Crosbie Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946349297919,"sku":"9780226764214","price":56.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_bb9213b3-89c9-4c61-bc48-c02343b8856f.jpg?v=1681512640","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-science-of-energy-crosbie-smith-9780226764214","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}