Drawing extensively on journals, letters, literary articles, and scientific publications of the time, Roland Jackson paints a detailed portrait of John Tyndall and his world in this first major biography for over 70 years~Sets Tyndall's life and changing ideas against the backdrop of the intense debates of Victorian Britain concerning science, religion, and society~Describes both Tyndall's scientific achievements and his major mountaineering expeditions~Captures the intellectual life of mid-Victorian Britain through Tyndall's interactions with figures such as Faraday, Huxley, Pasteur, Carlyle, and Tennyson~- Roland Jackson, himself a seasoned mountaineer, has been Head of the Science Museum, London; Chief Executive of the British Science Association; and Executive Chair of Sciencewise