Iwan Rhys Morus Orden de los libros
Iwan Rhys Morus es un historiador y profesor de historia galesa cuyo trabajo explora la intersección de la ciencia, la cultura y la sociedad. Su escritura examina cómo las ideas y prácticas científicas fueron moldeadas por contextos históricos y sociales y, a la inversa, cómo la ciencia transformó el mundo que la rodeaba. Morus ofrece una mirada penetrante a la evolución del pensamiento y la tecnología, iluminando las intrincadas relaciones entre el conocimiento humano y el desarrollo histórico. Su erudición es valorada por su profundidad y su capacidad para hacer accesibles temas complejos.
- 2023
- 2022
The Victorians invented the idea of the future - it was an undiscovered country, ripe for exploration and colonisation.
- 2019
Nikola Tesla and the Electrical Future
- 240 páginas
- 9 horas de lectura
A new biography of electrical pioneer Nikola Tesla, one of the most enigmatic and influential figures in the history of science.
- 2017
This authoritative biography of the Welsh man of science, William Robert Grove, places him at the heart of Victorian scientific culture.
- 2017
The Oxford Illustrated History of Science
- 436 páginas
- 16 horas de lectura
A fabulous series of essays from more than a dozen science historians that show science interacting with and being influenced by culture and society. Morus and company succeed in showing science as a product of human culture, not a phenomenon apart from it. Publishers Weekly
- 2014
Frankenstein's Children
Electricity, Exhibition, and Experiment in Early-Nineteenth-Century London
- 340 páginas
- 12 horas de lectura
The book explores the fascination with electricity in 19th-century London, highlighting not just Michael Faraday but also other experimenters who sought to captivate the public with their discoveries. Iwan Morus connects various fields such as scientific lecturing, telegraphic communication, and industrial electroplating, illustrating how electrical culture influenced a burgeoning consumer society. He emphasizes the interplay between science and production, focusing on the labor and resources essential for harnessing electricity and its transformative impact on society.