Brandy, Balloons, & Lamps

John J. Wolfe

Southern Illinois University Press, 1999

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This is a biography of the Genevese scientist who literally turned on the lights at the beginning of the Enlightenment to illuminate the Industrial Revolution. Among his many inventions, Ami Argand developed a superior method of distillation, and launched the world's first hot-air balloon.

ISBN-13
9780809322787
ISBN-10
0809322781
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Year
1999
Publication date
1999-07-16
Pages
232
Dimensions
260x216x22