The Philosophical Breakfast Club: Four Remarkable Friends Who Transformed Science and Changed the World (2011)
Snyder, Laura J. (Author)
Broadway Books
Physical Details: 439 pp.; ill.; maps
Language: English
Traces the influential friendship of William Whewell, Charles Babbage, John Herschel, and Richard Jones, citing their pivotal contributions to a significant array of scientific achievements throughout the mid-nineteenth century.
...MoreDescription Discusses Charles Babbage, John Herschel, William Whewell, and Richard Jones.
Review Christie, Thony (2012) Review of "The Philosophical Breakfast Club: Four Remarkable Friends Who Transformed Science and Changed the World". Endeavour: Review of the Progress of Science (p. 1).
Review Stanley, Matthew (2012) Review of "The Philosophical Breakfast Club: Four Remarkable Friends Who Transformed Science and Changed the World". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (p. 421).
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