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The invention of air : a story of science, faith, revolution, and the birth of America / Steven Johnson

This biography explores the life of 18th-century polymath Joseph Priestley, who discovered oxygen and pioneered ecosystem science. It examines his radical contributions to theology and politics, and his intellectual influence on the American Founding Fathers.

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