The Ascent of John Tyndall: Victorian Scientist, Mountaineer, and Public Intellectual
Roland Jackson
Book Climate Science, Science lives, Victorian Science
A long-awaited biography does justice to John Tyndall, a pioneering climate researcher and science advocate
In his day, the Victorian physicist and science popularizer John Tyndall was as famous and controversial a figure as Charles Darwin. Unlike Darwin, Tyndall slipped into obscurity following his death in 1893. This is a shame. He has much to teach us about the prominent role of science in Victorian culture. A lively, charismatic figure…