Displaying 1 of 1 2011 Author: Snyder, Laura J. Title: The philosophical breakfast club : four remarkable friends who transformed science and changed the world / Laura J. Snyder. Call Number: 509.2 S 2011 Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Broadway Books, [2011] ©2011 Description: 439 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm Summary: Traces the influential friendship of William Whewell, Charles Babbage, John Herschel, and Richard Jones, citing their pivotal contributions to a significant array of scientific achievements throughout the mid-nineteenth century. Subjects: Scientists -- Great Britain -- Intellectual life. Science -- Philosophy. Scientists -- Great Britain -- Biography. Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871. Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), 1792-1871. Whewell, William, 1794-1866. Jones, Richard, 1790-1855. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [412]-428) and index. Contents: Inventing the scientist -- Waterworks -- Philosophical breakfasts -- Experimental lives -- Mechanical toys -- Dismal science -- The great battle -- Mapping the world -- A divine programmer -- Sciences of shadow and light -- Angels and fairies -- New worlds -- Nature decoded -- Endings -- A new horizon. ISBN: 9780767930482 (hbk.) 0767930487 (hbk.) System Availability: 4 # System items in: 4 Current Holds: 0 Place Hold Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Availability' section below. Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Suggestions and more Author Notes First Chapter or Excerpt Fiction/Biography Profile Large Cover Image Trade Reviews Summary Table of Contents Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1