From Galaxies to Turbines : Science, Technology and the Parsons Family

From Galaxies to Turbines : Science, Technology and the Parsons Family

Editorial Reviews
Irish Independent, Dec. 2, 1999
A new history tells the story of a remarkable Irish family, whose innovative and ground-breaking achievements in engineering and astronomy include the design of the ill-fated Titanic and the recently restored Leviathan telescope.

From Galaxies to Turbines: Science, Technology and the Parsons Family, by W. Garrett Scaife chronicles the descendants of the Third Earl of Rosse who lived in Birr Castle, Co Offaly, where the telescope can be seen.

Irish Times, Dec. 6, 1999
The remarkable scientific advances made by the Parsons family of Birr, Co Offaly, are detailed in a new book, From Galaxies to Turbines--Science, Technology and the Parsons Family.

Scaife's book provides a popular and highly readable account of the contributions made by these two great Irishmen, and the book includes many rare period photographs.

From Galaxies to Turbines : Science, Technology and the Parsons Family

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