{"product_id":"volta-science-and-culture-in-the-age-of-enlightenment-9780691122267","title":"VOLTA: Science and Culture in the Age of Enlightenment","description":"\u003cp\u003eGiuliano Pancaldi sets us within the cosmopolitan cultures of Enlightenment Europe to tell the story of Alessandro Volta--the brilliant man whose name is forever attached to electromotive force. Providing fascinating details, many previously unknown, Pancaldi depicts Volta as an inventor who used his international network of acquaintances to further his quest to harness the power of electricity. This is the story of a man who sought recognition as a natural philosopher and ended up with an invention that would make an everyday marvel of electric lighting. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Examining the social and scientific contexts in which Volta operated--as well as Europe's reception of his most famous invention--\u003ci\u003eVolta\u003c\/i\u003e also offers a sustained inquiry into long-term features of science and technology as they developed in the early age of electricity. Pancaldi considers the voltaic cell, or battery, as a case study of Enlightenment notions and their consequences, consequences that would include the emergence of the \"scientist\" at the expense of the \"natural philosopher.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Throughout, Pancaldi highlights the complex intellectual, technological, and social ferment that ultimately led to our industrial societies. In so doing, he suggests that today's supporters and critics of Enlightenment values underestimate the diversity and contingency inherent in science and technology--and may be at odds needlessly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Both an absorbing biography and a study of scientific and technological creativity, this book offers new insights into the legacies of the Enlightenment while telling the remarkable story of the now-ubiquitous battery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Giuliano Pancaldi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.38w x 0.98d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691122267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGiuliano Pancaldi\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of the History of Science at the University of Bologna. His books include \u003ci\u003eDarwin in Italy: Science across Cultural Frontiers\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40634349781107,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":80.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_467ab0e8-b56a-4f9e-b338-525f09591747.jpg?v=1671721438","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/volta-science-and-culture-in-the-age-of-enlightenment-9780691122267","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}