Project Gutenberg 2012-01-15 Public domain in the USA. 261 Garnett, William 1850 1932 Adams, Mary 10006131 Heroes of Science: Physicists Introduction -- Robert Boyle -- Benjamin Franklin -- Henry Cavendish -- Count Rumford -- Thomas Young -- Michael Faraday -- James Clerk Maxwell -- Conclusion. Produced by Albert László, P. G. Máté, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Heroes of Science: Physicists" by William Garnett is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work presents biographies of notable physicists, primarily British, detailing their contributions to the field of physical science. The author's goal is to make these important historical scientific achievements accessible to a wider audience, particularly students in schools and colleges. The opening of the book provides an introduction to the themes that will be explored, emphasizing the significance of understanding the history of physical science alongside its principles. Garnett notes that many renowned figures in physics—including Robert Boyle and Benjamin Franklin—will be discussed in terms of their discoveries and contributions to various segments of the field, including mechanics, thermodynamics, optics, and electricity. The introductory segment sets the stage for a closer examination of how these scientists built upon earlier ideas and experiments to help shape our modern understanding of physical science. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Physicists QC Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Science - General Category: Biographies Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Science - Physics 620018 2025-06-15T15:55:12.485034 text/html 606625 2012-01-15T13:29:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 542553 2012-01-15T13:29:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 641597 2025-06-15T15:55:24.882953 application/epub+zip 646358 2025-06-15T15:55:16.711029 application/epub+zip 294474 2025-06-15T15:55:14.910055 application/epub+zip 875817 2025-06-15T15:55:30.495002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 831797 2025-06-15T15:55:23.550954 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447809 2022-09-17T15:11:16.545968 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 542348 2025-06-15T15:55:11.271023 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 542042 2012-01-15T13:29:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 198245 2012-01-15T13:29:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 542135 2012-01-15T13:29:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 198109 2012-01-15T13:29:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20423 2025-06-15T15:55:30.648989 application/rdf+xml 14029 2025-06-15T15:55:15.545044 image/jpeg 3362 2025-06-15T15:55:15.231011 image/jpeg 617068 2025-06-15T15:55:12.590006 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia