Edward Livingston Youmans Interpreter of Science for the People

1894. A Sketch of His Life with selections from his published writings and extracts from his correspondence with Spencer, Huxley, Tyndall and others. Fiske, noted American philosopher and historian, narrates the story of the life of Edward Livingston Youmans, writer and the founder and editor of Popular Science Monthly, is best remembered for his Chemical Atlas, a scientific book in which the elements and principles of chemistry are represented by colored diagrams and symbols. The Atlas was a pioneering publication in the use of color to convey quantitative information. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.Fiske, John is the author of 'Edward Livingston Youmans Interpreter of Science for the People' with ISBN 9781417936045 and ISBN 1417936045.