Charles Thomas Jackson: "the head behind the hands": applying science to implement discovery and invention in early nineteenth century America

46-0260 TK5118 MARC Wolfe, Richard J. Charles Thomas Jackson: "the head behind the hands'": applying science to implement discovery and invention in early nineteenth century America, by Richard J. Wolfe and Richard Patterson. J. Norman History of Science.com, 2007. 417p index ISBN 9780930405892, $35.00

This examination of the contributions of Charles Thomas Jackson, Boston physician and geologist/chemist, represents the first complete defense of this neglected scientist. Jackson was...