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Williams, Leslie Pearce was born on September 8, 1927 in Harmon-on Hudson, New York, United States. Son of George and Addie Adelia (Williams) Greenberg.
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The Origins of Field Theory
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Originally published by Random House in 1966, this classic work is an indepth analysis of the pioneering work of Michael Faraday. Since Faraday was the major architect of field theory, the book focuses on the evolution of his ideas and their impact on the scientific community of the nineteenth century. The concluding chapter discusses the more mathematical contribution of James Maxwell, who was instrumental in turning Faraday's heresies into the orthodoxy of classical field theory.
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Great Issues In Western Civilization, Vol. II, From Louis XIV Through The Cold War
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This collection of edited readings (primary and secondary) is organized chronologically into chapters that each present a "great issue": that is, a question or problem in Western civilization that is of ongoing interest to students and historians. The chapters present a variety of primary source materials - letters, chronicles, poems, government records, treatises - together with interpretations by modern historians representing a variety of points of view. This approach is designed to help students learn to evaluate historical materials critically and form their own opinions on issues. This edition includes a new chapter on the African origins of Western civilization.
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Michael Faraday: A Biography
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Michael Faraday: A Biography (The Da Capo series in science)
(Michael Faraday's work has lasting influence on the every...)
Michael Faraday's work has lasting influence on the everyday lives of everybody, not least in the form of batteries and electric motors. A true chemical physicist, his work pioneered the subject of electrochemistry, the understanding electricity and began the search for a unified field theory. This book describes his life and his work in a most readable manner. It can be used as a history of his contribution to science, or as a reference to his experiments and paper. More emphasis is given by the author to his work in physics than in chemistry, but nonetheless this is probably the best biography of one of the leading contributors to modern science. =
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Michael Faraday a Biography
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History of Science in Western Civilization, Vol. III: Modern Science 1700-1900
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The Origins of Field Theory by Williams, Pearce L. (1989) Paperback
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- The History of Science in Western Civilization (3 Volume Set: Vol. 1-3) (Vol. 1: Antiquity and Middle Ages Vol. 2: The Scientific ...)
- Michael Faraday: A Biography (This definitive biography illustrates for the first time ...)
- The History of Science in Western Civilization: Modern Science 1700-1900: Volume 3 by Leslie Pearce Williams (1978-01-01)
- The Origins of Field Theory by Pearce L. Williams (1989-02-28)
- Michael Faraday: A Biography (The Da Capo series in science) by L. Pearce Williams (1987-08-03)
- Michael Faraday: a biography (Physical description; xvi, 531 pp.: Illus, ports; 25 cms....)
- The Origins of Field Theory by Pearce L. Williams (1989-02-28)
- Great Issues In Western Civilization, Vol. II, From Louis XIV Through The Cold War by Donald Kagan (1991-10-01)
Leslie Pearce Williams
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Leslie Pearce Williams, American history educator. National Science Foundation fellow, 1959-1960; 1st degree black belt Hayashi-ha Shito-ryu Karate. With United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946. Member History of Science Society, International Academy History of Science, French Academy of Sciences (member committee Lavoisier), Phi Beta Kappa.
Education
Bachelor, Cornell Univercity, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1952.
Career
Instructor history, Yale University, 1952-1956; associate historian, National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, New York City, 1956-1957; assistant professor, U. Delaware, 1956-1959; assistant professor of history, Cornell Univercity, 1960-1962; associate professor, Cornell Univercity, 1962-1965; professor, Cornell Univercity, 1965-1971; John Stambaugh professor of history of science, Cornell Univercity, 1971-1994; professor emeritus, Cornell Univercity, since 1994; department chairman history, Cornell Univercity, 1969-1974; director program in history and philosophy science and technical, Cornell Univercity, 1984-1991.
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Great Issues In Western Civilization, Vol. II, From Louis XIV Through The Cold War
(This collection of edited readings (primary and secondary...)
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Michael Faraday: A Biography
(This definitive biography illustrates for the first time ...)
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Michael Faraday: A Biography (The Da Capo series in science)
(Michael Faraday's work has lasting influence on the every...)
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The Origins of Field Theory
(Originally published by Random House in 1966, this classi...)
-
Michael Faraday: a biography
(Physical description; xvi, 531 pp.: Illus, ports; 25 cms....)
-
The History of Science in Western Civilization (3 Volume Set: Vol. 1-3)
(Vol. 1: Antiquity and Middle Ages Vol. 2: The Scientific ...)
- The History of Science in Western Civilization: Modern Science 1700-1900: Volume 3 by Leslie Pearce Williams (1978-01-01)
- The Origins of Field Theory by Pearce L. Williams (1989-02-28)
- Michael Faraday: A Biography
- Michael Faraday a Biography
- History of Science in Western Civilization, Vol. III: Modern Science 1700-1900
- Michael Faraday: A Biography (The Da Capo series in science) by L. Pearce Williams (1987-08-03)
- The Origins of Field Theory by Williams, Pearce L. (1989) Paperback
- The Origins of Field Theory by Pearce L. Williams (1989-02-28)
- Great Issues In Western Civilization, Vol. II, From Louis XIV Through The Cold War by Donald Kagan (1991-10-01)
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Great Issues In Western Civilization, Vol. II, From Louis XIV Through The Cold War
Membership
With United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946. Member History of Science Society, International Academy History of Science, French Academy of Sciences (member committee Lavoisier), Phi Beta Kappa.
Connections
Married Sylvia Irene Alessandrini, September 3, 1949. Children: David Rhys, Alison Ruth, Adam Jonathan, Sarah Lucille.
