The philosophical breakfast club: four remarkable friends who transformed science and changed the world
Science and technology, History, Science and medicine biography, European history
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Fulbright scholar examines the origins of the Philosophical Breakfast Club, a group of four Cambridge University students--William Whewell, Charles Babbage, John Herschel, and Richard Jones--who from 1812 to 1813 met Sunday mornings to discuss science. Discusses the men's efforts to professionalize their field. 2011
Title Details
ISBN
9780767930482
Publisher
Broadway Books
Copyright Date
2011
Book number
4417894
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
Dan Bloom
Duration
19 hours 59 minutes 46 seconds
Audio producer
Talking Book Publishers