A World on Fire, (Paperback)

from lorax

This dual biography of Joseph Priestly and Antoine Lavoisier, who both independently discovered oxygen nearly simultaneously but interpreted their findings very differently, gets off to a strong start with its description of the chemists' scientific work. The last third or so of the book, focusin...

from lorax

This dual biography of Joseph Priestly and Antoine Lavoisier, who both independently discovered oxygen nearly simultaneously but interpreted their findings very differently, gets off to a strong start with its description of the chemists' scientific work. The last third or so of the book, focusin...

from IslandDave

The history in A World on Fire centers on two men whose scientific curiousity led them to discover vital new clues about the air we breath and eventually, oxygen. Joseph Priestley, a British minister, and Antoine Lavoisier, a French aristocrat, worked independent of each other, and often fed off ...

from Meggo

A fascinating book about the quest to discover - consciously discover - oxygen. Taking place in the late 1700s, this is the story of Joseph Priestly, an English Dissenter, and Antoine Lavoisier, a French aristocrat, who both discovered the element. But, since Priestly saw his discovery through th...

from veblen

Great book. Captures the excitement of scientific discovery. Maybe could have been a little shorter, but definitely worth the time an trouble.