Born June 23, 1930, in Brooklyn, New York,
James D. Livingston studied engineering physics at Cornell University and received a Ph D in applied physics from Harvard University in 1956. Since retiring from General Electric after a lengthy career as a research physicist, he has been teaching in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT. Although a physicist by profession, he has long had a strong interest in American history, and is the coauthor, with Sherry H. Penney, of
A Very Dangerous Woman: Martha Wright and Women”s Rights.
3 Ebooks by James D. Livingston
James D. Livingston: Arsenic and Clam Chowder
Arsenic and Clam Chowder recounts the sensational 1896 murder trial of Mary Alice Livingston, a member of one of the most prestigious families in New York, who was accused of murdering her own mother …
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€19.99
James D. Livingston: Rising Force
From Peter Pan to Harry Potter, from David Copperfield to levitating toys, there is magic in conquering gravity. In this first-ever popular introduction to "maglev"- the use of magnetic for …
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€54.16
James D. Livingston: Driving Force
Driving Force unfolds the long and colorful history of magnets: how they guided (or misguided) Columbus; mesmerized eighteenth-century Paris but failed to fool Benjamin Franklin; lifted AC power over …
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€41.00
