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    The last man who knew everything : Thomas Young, the anonymous polymath who proved Newton wrong, explained how we see, cured the sick, and deciphered the Rosetta Stone, among other feats of genius (2023)
    Cambridge, UK : Open Book Publishers
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    UID:
    gbv_1858276004
    Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (xxx, 261 Seiten) , Illustrationen
    Ausgabe: Revised edition, with a foreword by Martin Rees
    ISBN: 9781805110200 , 9781805110217 , 9781805110224 , 9781805110231 , 9781805110248
    Inhalt: 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. As a physicist, Young challenged the theories of Isaac Newton and proved that light is a wave. As a physician, he showed how the eye focuses and proposed the three-colour theory of vision, only confirmed a century and a half later. As an Egyptologist, he made crucial contributions to deciphering the Rosetta Stone. It is hard to grasp how much Young knew. This biography is the fascinating story of a driven yet modest hero who cared less about what others thought of him than for the joys of an unbridled pursuit of knowledge—with a new foreword by Martin Rees and a new postscript discussing polymathy in the two centuries since the time of Young. It returns this neglected genius to his proper position in the pantheon of great scientific thinkers
    Anmerkung: The first edition of 'The Last Man Who Knew Everything' was published in 2006 by Pi Press in the United States and Oneworld Publications in the United Kingdom , Digitale material and resources associated with this volume are available at: https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/OBP.0344#resources , English
    Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 9781805110194
    Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 9781805110187
    Sprache: Englisch
    Fachgebiete: Komparatistik. Außereuropäische Sprachen/Literaturen , Naturwissenschaft allgemein
    RVK:
    EL 7900
    RVK:
    EO 1910
    RVK:
    TB 2360
    RVK:
    TB 3384
    Schlagwort(e): Young, Thomas 1773-1829 ; Biografie
    DOI: 10.11647/OBP.0344
    URL: kostenfrei
    URL: kostenfrei
    Mehr zum Autor: Robinson, Andrew 1957-
    Mehr zum Autor: Rees, Martin 1942-
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    The last man who knew everything : Thomas Young, the anonymous polymath who proved Newton wrong, explained how we see, cured the sick, and deciphered the Rosetta stone, among other feats of genius (2023)
    Cambridge :Open Book Publishers,
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    UID:
    almahu_9949530841802882
    Umfang: 1 online resource (xxx, 266 pages) : , 17 colour illustrations.
    Ausgabe: Revised edition.
    ISBN: 9781805110200 , 9781805110217 , 9781805110224 , 9781805110231 , 9781805110248
    Inhalt: "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. As a physicist, Young challenged the theories of Isaac Newton and proved that light is a wave. As a physician, he showed how the eye focuses and proposed the three-colour theory of vision, only confirmed a century and a half later. As an Egyptologist, he made crucial contributions to deciphering the Rosetta Stone. It is hard to grasp how much Young knew. This biography is the fascinating story of a driven yet modest hero who cared less about what others thought of him than for the joys of an unbridled pursuit of knowledge-with a new foreword by Martin Rees and a new postscript discussing polymathy in the two centuries since the time of Young. It returns this neglected genius to his proper position in the pantheon of great scientific thinkers."--Publisher's website.
    Anmerkung: Additional resources available from the publisher's website. , Available through Open Book Publishers. , First edition published in 2006 by Pi Press in the United States and Oneworld Publications in the United Kingdom. , Preface / Andrew Robinson -- Introduction / Andrew Robinson -- 1. Child Prodigy / Andrew Robinson -- 2. Fellow of the Royal Society / Andrew Robinson -- 3. Itinerant Medical Student / Andrew Robinson -- 4. 'Phenomenon' Young / Andrew Robinson -- 5. Physician of Vision / Andrew Robinson -- 6. Royal Institution Lecturer / Andrew Robinson -- 7. Let There Be Light Waves / Andrew Robinson -- 8. 'Natural Philosophy and the Mechanical Arts' / Andrew Robinson -- 9. Dr Thomas Young, M.D., F.R.C.P. / Andrew Robinson -- 10. Reading the Rosetta Stone / Andrew Robinson -- 11. Waves of Enlightenment / Andrew Robinson -- 12. Walking Encyclopaedia / Andrew Robinson -- In the Public Interest / Andrew Robinson -- 14. Grand Tour / Andrew Robinson -- 15. Duelling with Champollion / Andrew Robinson -- A Universal Man / Andrew Robinson -- Postscript: Polymathy Then-and Now? / Andrew Robinson. , Mode of access: World Wide Web.
    Sprache: Englisch
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    HU Berlin
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    The last man who knew everything : Thomas Young, the anonymous polymath who proved Newton wrong, explained how we see, cured the sick, and deciphered the Rosetta Stone, among other feats of genius (2023)
    Cambridge, UK : Open Book Publishers
    Details
    UID:
    b3kat_BV048992516
    Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (xxx, 261 Seiten) , Illustrationen
    Ausgabe: Revised edition
    ISBN: 9781805110200 , 9781805110217 , 9781805110224 , 9781805110231 , 9781805110248
    Anmerkung: The first edition of 'The Last Man Who Knew Everything' was published in 2006 by Pi Press in the United States and Oneworld Publications in the United Kingdom.
    Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Hardcover ISBN 978-1-80511-019-4
    Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Paperback ISBN 978-1-80511-018-7
    Sprache: Englisch
    Schlagwort(e): Young, Thomas 1773-1829 ; Biografie
    DOI: 10.11647/OBP.0344
    URL: Volltext  (kostenfrei)
    URL: Volltext  (kostenfrei)
    Mehr zum Autor: Robinson, Andrew 1957-
    Bibliothek Standort Signatur Band/Heft/Jahr Verfügbarkeit
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    EUV Frankfurt
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