Passionate Minds (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Passionate Minds: The Great Enlightenment Love Affair is a book by author David Bodanis. Written in the form of a novel, the book deals with the life and love of Voltaire and his mistress, scientist Emilie du Chatelet. It also discusses the theories they propounded about life, theology and the nature of the universe. The story was written with the aid of historic letters of correspondence between Emilie and Voltaire, as well as between several other prominent figures of the Enlightenment.