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Passionate Minds

Paperback • 2008 • English

Passionate Minds

By David Bodanis

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About the book

It was 1733 when the poet and philosopher Voltaire met Emilie du Châtelet, a beguiling—and married—aristocrat who would one day popularize Newton’s arcane ideas and pave the way for Einstein’s theories. In an era when women were rarely permitted any serious schooling, this twenty-seven-year-old’s nimble conversation and unusual brilliance led Voltaire, then in his late thirties, to wonder, “Why did you only reach me so late?” They fell immediately and passionately in love.Through the prism of th...Show more

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9780349119076

Published year

2008

Language

English

Original title

Passionate Minds

Format

Paperback

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