Bøger af Arthur Donovan

A comprehensive account of the great chemist and administrator, Antoine Lavoisier, covering his oxygen theory of combustion and his role during the French Revolution up to his execution. A historical figure of extraordinary importance, this biography illuminates the rise of modern science and the tumultuous times surrounding it.

This work offers an appraisal of United States maritime policy from the establishment of a merchant marine immediately after the Revolutionary War through radical industry transformations of the late 20th century.