Author: William Crookes
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382824752
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
The Electrical News and Telegraphic Reporter
Author: William Crookes
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382824752
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382824752
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
The Electrical News and Telegraphic Reporter
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Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Pages : 348
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William Crookes (1832–1919) and the Commercialization of Science
Author: William H. Brock
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351872869
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
William Crookes' long life was one of unbroken scientific and business activity, culminating in his appointment as President of the Royal Society in 1913. Throughout his career he was an important science journalist, the discoverer of thallium, the inventor of the radiometer, investigator of cathode rays and the vacuum, a spectroscopist of significance in rare earth chemistry, and a spokesman for a chemical solution to the problems with the world's food supplies. He was also, and perhaps most controversially, an occultist who played a significant role in spiritualism in the 1870s, and was involved with D.D. Home (Browning's Mr Sludge) and other notable mediums of the day. Previous literature on Crookes has tended to focus on his involvement with the spiritualists, sometimes to the detriment of his many scientific achievements. This, the first biography of William Crookes, gives us the whole man: one of the most complex, public, and interesting figures in the history of science. Professor Brock guides us through the abundant catalogue of Crookes' accomplishments, placing his scientific activities in the context of the business of making a living from science - something that Crookes did principally as a science journalist and editor with his Chemical News (the model for today's Nature), and by business enterprises ranging from water analysis, sewerage schemes, and goldmining to the design of electric light bulbs. We also see Crookes in the lab, as an independent researcher, and learn the processes behind his discovery of thallium, his investigations into matter and energy, and his crucial work on cathode rays. We see the public man, the celebrity who was much sought after for his opinions on the latest discovery, and who was widely regarded as Britain's leading scientist at the beginning of the twentieth century. Scientist, spiritualist, entrepreneur: Sir William Crookes' extraordinary life and many endeavours provide a unique window into Victorian and Edwardian science and industry.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351872869
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
William Crookes' long life was one of unbroken scientific and business activity, culminating in his appointment as President of the Royal Society in 1913. Throughout his career he was an important science journalist, the discoverer of thallium, the inventor of the radiometer, investigator of cathode rays and the vacuum, a spectroscopist of significance in rare earth chemistry, and a spokesman for a chemical solution to the problems with the world's food supplies. He was also, and perhaps most controversially, an occultist who played a significant role in spiritualism in the 1870s, and was involved with D.D. Home (Browning's Mr Sludge) and other notable mediums of the day. Previous literature on Crookes has tended to focus on his involvement with the spiritualists, sometimes to the detriment of his many scientific achievements. This, the first biography of William Crookes, gives us the whole man: one of the most complex, public, and interesting figures in the history of science. Professor Brock guides us through the abundant catalogue of Crookes' accomplishments, placing his scientific activities in the context of the business of making a living from science - something that Crookes did principally as a science journalist and editor with his Chemical News (the model for today's Nature), and by business enterprises ranging from water analysis, sewerage schemes, and goldmining to the design of electric light bulbs. We also see Crookes in the lab, as an independent researcher, and learn the processes behind his discovery of thallium, his investigations into matter and energy, and his crucial work on cathode rays. We see the public man, the celebrity who was much sought after for his opinions on the latest discovery, and who was widely regarded as Britain's leading scientist at the beginning of the twentieth century. Scientist, spiritualist, entrepreneur: Sir William Crookes' extraordinary life and many endeavours provide a unique window into Victorian and Edwardian science and industry.
The quarterly journal of science and annals of mining, metallurgy, engineering, industrial arts, manufactures, and technology
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Languages : en
Pages : 602
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Pages : 602
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Journal of the Society of Telegraph Engineers and of Electricians
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 996
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Includes the Society's list of officers, members, and associates.
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 996
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Includes the Society's list of officers, members, and associates.
Railway News, Finance and Joint-stock Companies' Journal
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Category : Finance
Languages : en
Pages : 688
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Category : Finance
Languages : en
Pages : 688
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Chemical News
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Languages : en
Pages : 624
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Pages : 624
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The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science
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Category : Chemistry
Languages : en
Pages : 578
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Category : Chemistry
Languages : en
Pages : 578
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Catalogue of Technical Periodicals, Libraries in the City of New York and Vicinity
Author: Engineering Societies Library
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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List of Periodical Sets
Author: Engineering Societies Library
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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