{"product_id":"past-years-an-autobiography-paperback-9781108052702","title":"Past Years; An Autobiography (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108052702","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePast Years\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Autobiography\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst published in 1931, this autobiography of physicist Sir Oliver Lodge is a touching account of his life and work.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eOliver Lodge (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108052702, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 12 July 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e396 pages, 13 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.2 cm, 0.5 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSir Oliver Lodge (1851–1940) was a physicist instrumental in the discovery of electromagnetic waves: the basis of today's radio and X-ray technology. He came from humble beginnings. After suffering at the hands of violent masters and schoolmates during his childhood, Lodge went on to teach physics and chemistry to young women at Bedford College in London. Later, he was appointed professor of physics at the University of Liverpool, and became known for his public lectures on a vast range of topics, from the comic faults of phonographs to the medical applications of X-rays. Whether seeing the cells of a voltaic battery in a pile of plates or appreciating the enunciation of Alexander Graham Bell, Lodge had a warm enthusiasm that shines through in this touching autobiography, first published in 1931. It remains ideal for general readers as well as students in the history of science.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Ancestry and early days\u003cbr\u003e 2. Schooldays\u003cbr\u003e 3. Relation with other boys at school\u003cbr\u003e 4. Education\u003cbr\u003e 5. Influence of the Royal Institution\u003cbr\u003e 6. Later education in London\u003cbr\u003e 7. Reminiscences of Bedford College\u003cbr\u003e 8. Scientific work and friends in London\u003cbr\u003e 9. Personal retrospect\u003cbr\u003e 10. Romance\u003cbr\u003e 11. Influence of the British Association\u003cbr\u003e 12. Reminiscences of Coopers Hill and assistants and popular lectures\u003cbr\u003e 13. Liverpool\u003cbr\u003e 14. Scientific work at Liverpool\u003cbr\u003e 15. Scientific work at Liverpool (cont.)\u003cbr\u003e 16. Scientific work at Liverpool (cont.)\u003cbr\u003e 17. Electric waves and the beginnings of wireless\u003cbr\u003e 18. Other friends\u003cbr\u003e 19. Family life\u003cbr\u003e 20. Holidays\u003cbr\u003e 21. Side issues\u003cbr\u003e 22. Early experiences in psychical research\u003cbr\u003e 23. Psychical research\u003cbr\u003e 24. Further psychic adventures, and psycho-physical phenomena\u003cbr\u003e 25. Reminiscences of my years at the university of Birmingham\u003cbr\u003e 26. Birmingham friendships and recollections\u003cbr\u003e 27. Scientific retrospect\u003cbr\u003e 28. Apologia pro vita mea\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266100973848,"sku":"9781108052702","price":35.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108052702i_6e8d6f88-b0ab-4194-8061-e2d47c1d90ea.jpg?v=1696747108","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/past-years-an-autobiography-paperback-9781108052702","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}