Open any book on the science of light and vision, and you cannot miss the name of Thomas Young.
An edition of The Last Man Who Knew Everything
(2005)
The Last Man Who Knew Everything
Thomas Young, The Anonymous Polymath Who Proved Newton Wrong, Explained How We See, Cured the Sick, and Deciphered the Rosetta Stone, Among Other Feats of Genius
by Andrew Robinson and Andrew Robinson
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First Sentence
"Open any book on the science of light and vision, and you cannot miss the name of Thomas Young."
Table of Contents
Preface
Page ix
Introduction
Page 1
1.
Child Prodigy
Page 15
2.
Fellow of the Royal Society
Page 33
3.
Itinerant Medical Student
Page 41
4.
'Phenomenon' Young
Page 55
5.
Physician of Vision
Page 67
6.
Royal Institution Lecturer
Page 85
7.
Let There Be Light Waves
Page 95
8.
'Natural Philosophy and the Mechanical Arts'
Page 113
9.
Dr Thomas Young, M.D., F.R.C.P
Page 131
10.
Reading the Rosetta Stone
Page 143
11.
Waves of Enlightenment
Page 165
12.
Walking Encyclopedia
Page 179
13.
In the Public Interest
Page 189
14.
Grand Tour
Page 201
15.
Dueling with Champollion
Page 209
16.
A Universal Man
Page 223
Notes and References
Page 241
Bibliography
Page 265
Index
Page 273
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