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Lavoisier in the Year One by Madison Smartt Bell audiobook

Lavoisier in the Year One: The Birth of a New Science in an Age of Revolution

By Madison Smartt Bell
Read by Arthur Morey

Blackstone Publishing 9780393051551

The Great Discoveries Series

5.80 Hours • Unabridged
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Antoine Lavoisier reinvented chemistry, overthrowing the long-established principles of alchemy and inventing an entirely new terminology, one still in use by chemists. Madison Smartt Bell’s enthralling narrative reads like a race to the finish line, as the very circumstances that enabled Lavoisier to secure his reputation as the father of modern chemistry—a considerable fortune and social connections with the likes of Benjamin Franklin—also caused his glory to be cut short by the French Revolution.

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Summary

Antoine Lavoisier reinvented chemistry, overthrowing the long-established principles of alchemy and inventing an entirely new terminology, one still in use by chemists.

Madison Smartt Bell’s enthralling narrative reads like a race to the finish line, as the very circumstances that enabled Lavoisier to secure his reputation as the father of modern chemistry—a considerable fortune and social connections with the likes of Benjamin Franklin—also caused his glory to be cut short by the French Revolution.

Editorial Reviews

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“A two-part thriller. The first describes Lavoisier’s successful effort to win the race to explain how chemical processes work; the second, his pursuit by French revolutionaries.” —New York Times Book Review
“Bell succeeds, not only in depicting the rigorousness of Lavoisier’s method, but also in conveying a sense of his character.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review
“Portrays a visionary who freed chemistry from its alchemical roots, helped establish the practice of systematic experimentation, and isolated and named oxygen…Writing with equal panache about scientific breakthroughs and social upheaval…Bell portrays Lavoisier and his gifted wife with admiration and empathy.” —Booklist
“Full of suspense and intrigue set against a backdrop of war and revolution…the story of a well-intentioned and honorable man caught up in events beyond the comprehension of his formidable intellect…Bell uses his novelistic skills in the service of narrative and character to keep Lavoisier’s story fresh.” —Publishers Weekly

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Author Bio: Madison Smartt Bell

Author Bio: Madison Smartt Bell

Madison Smartt Bell is the award-winning author of short-story collections, novellas, five works of nonfiction, and nineteen works of fiction. His All Souls’ Rising won of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award and was a finalist for the National Book Award and the Pen/Faulkner Prize. He won a Strauss Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is a professor of English at Goucher College in Towson, Maryland.

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Available Formats : CD, MP3 CD
Category: Nonfiction/Biography & Autobiography
Runtime: 5.80
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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