The Last Man Who Knew Everything

Andrew Robinson

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History of Science and Medicine Biographical and Historical Analysis Historical Philosophy and Science

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No one has given the polymath Thomas Young (1773-1829) the all-round examination he so richly deserves—until now. Celebrated biographer Andrew Robinson portrays a man who solved mystery after mystery in the face of ridicule and rejection, and never sought fame.

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1965The Feynman Lectures on Physics; Vol. I n.d.Popular lectures on scientific subjects.2004Athanasius Kircher 2005Egyptology: The Missing Millennium. Ancient Egypt in Medieval Arabic Writings 1957Thomas Young and the Theory of Diffraction 1993Catching the Light: The Entwined History of Light and Mind 1954Thomas Young, Natural Philosopher (1773–1829)1975The Reception of the Wave Theory of Light in Britain: A Case Study Illustrating the Role of Methodology in Scientific Debate

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