Passionate Minds.PASSIONATE MINDS DAVID David, in the Bible David, d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure. BODANIS In 18th-century France, the writer voltaire Voltaire orig. François-Marie Arouet (born Nov. 21, 1694, Paris, France—died May 30, 1778, Paris) French writer. Voltaire studied law but abandoned it to become a writer. married the woman who would become his intellectual and emotional soul mate, Emilie du Chatelet Chat´e`let n. 1. A little castle. . In a time when women weren't formally educated the 27-year-old du Chatelet displayed a remarkable intellect A natural language query program for IBM mainframes developed by Artificial Intelligence Corporation. The company was later acquired by Trinzic Corporation, which was acquired by Platinum, which was acquired by Computer Associates. , expanding and modernizing Newton's ideas about the conservation of energy, the nature of light, and other scientific phenomena. Bodanis mines a wealth of letters, unpublished manuscripts, diaries, and other resources to shed light on this uniquely talented and passionate couple. Voltaire and du Chatelet championed the ideals of the Enlightenment Enlightenment, term applied to the mainstream of thought of 18th-century Europe and America. Background and Basic Tenets The scientific and intellectual developments of the 17th cent. , especially that women should enjoy equal standing with men in society. Du Chatelet's contributions to science were obscured following her death, primarily because many of her male contemporaries were unwilling to accept that such insight came from a woman. Bodanis' book attempts to right this wrong and, in so doing, details the life of a woman ahead of her time. Crown, 2006, 373 p., b&w plates, hardcover, $24.95, |
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