Mormon Scientist: The Life and Faith of Henry Eyring is a book about Henry Eyring, who from 1930 to 1980 made substantial contributions to theoretical chemistry while also speaking and writing extensively about the compatibility of science and religion. The book, written twenty-six years after Eyring’s death by his grandson Henry J. Eyring, explores Eyring’s contributions to science and religion, his family heritage, and his paradoxical way of thinking. The book was published in January 2008.
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| Author(s) | Henry J. Eyring |
| Original title | Mormon Scientist: The Life and Faith of Henry Eyring |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Biography |
| Publisher | Deseret Book |
| Publication date | January 2008 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 320 pp |
| ISBN | 978-1-59038-854-9 |
| OCLC Number | 180080327 |
| Dewey Decimal | 289.3092 B 22 |
| LC Classification | Q143.E97 E97 2007 |
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