Between the French Revolution (1789) and the `Chemists’ War’ (1914-18) science became culturally and economically crucial: it seemed pervasive but difficult. David Knight explores how science was disseminated in this period, moving from a time in the late eighteenth century when science was not widely regarded as a necessary tool for investigating the world to the start of the twentieth century when it was crucial.
Asking questions, such as did scientists have an easily-learned method? Or could the interesti…
