A Short Bright Flash 8211 Augustin F

Describes the life of the man who invented a new lighthouse lens, capable of shining brighter, farther and more efficiently than existing light sources, and his fight against the scientific elite, his poor health and the limits of his era's technology. 13,000 first printing.

Product details

• Authors: Theresa Levitt, Levitt Theresa
• Publisher: Norton and Co Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.02.2015
• EAN: 9780393350890
• ISBN: 978-0-393-35089-0
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy; Physik, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, France, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Science, SCIENCE / Physics / General, HISTORY / Europe / France, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Optics, TRANSPORTATION / Navigation, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Applied optics, Navigation & Seamanship, Navigation and seamanship